These Siamese twin sisters were born in 2000 and were joined from chest to pelvis, they had two torsos, but shared internal organs 😱 When the girls were 7 months old, doctors decided to separate them. The 31-hour surgery was successful, and both sisters survived 😍
The most interesting thing is that one of the sisters recently became a mother 💖 Are you wondering what the sisters look like 25 years after their separation?
Charity and Kathleen Lincoln were born on February 21, 2000, in Seattle. Their case was extremely rare: the girls were joined from the chest to the pelvis. They had two torsos, but shared internal organs – the liver, intestines, and pelvic organs.
In addition, a third, underdeveloped leg was attached to their bodies, which they could not use.
The birth of twins was a test for the family. Doctors immediately understood that in order to give the girls a chance at a normal life, they had to be separated.
However, the operation presented a huge risk – both because of the complexity of the body structure and because of the age of the patients.
When Charity and Kathleen were about seven months old, a team of thirty specialists at Seattle Children’s Hospital took a step that would make history.
For 31 hours, surgeons, orthopedists, urologists and anesthesiologists worked to separate the sisters, repair organs and distribute tissue.
Each girl received one leg and a separate intestinal tract. The result was successful: both survived and gradually began to recover.
After the surgery, their life was not easy. Numerous rehabilitation procedures, medical observations and constant support from their parents were required.
But the sisters grew, learned, and were able to adapt. As teenagers, they were already living a practically normal life, coping with the limitations left by the operation.
The year 2021 was especially symbolic. Charity, now an adult, gave birth to her daughter Alora in the same Seattle hospital where she and her sister were separated two decades ago.
Moreover, her medical team once again included Dr. John Waldhausen, the surgeon who had participated in their fateful operation.
