[MeekOneGOP]

Incredible what they do these days! Best wishes to the twins and the parents!
(I searched and didn't see this posted yet).

[MeekOneGOP]

Here is the latest.......

[spectre]

Praise God! And we thank the good team of Medical Professionals who donated their skills to make this all possible.

sw

[TomGuy]

Amazing what the decadent infidels can do. Those 2 little girls are so precious and seemed so good-natured from what has been shown on the news. They, their parents, and the medical personnel are sure getting a lot of prayer support.

ABC's GMA has been following it closely. I'm now anxious for their 7:00 a.m. broadcast in 2 minutes.

[happygrl]

But the surgery is incredibly risky; only 10 to 12 percent survive as "normal, intact kids," Dr. Genecov said. The rest either die or end up with severe neurological impairments.

"The odds aren't good," he said, adding, "Prayer works. That's important."

[MeekOneGOP]

LA doctors complete surgery on conjoined twins - Doctor
says "separation appeared to be successful"

Excerpt:

LOS ANGELES - Surgeons separated 1-year-old Guatemalan twins joined at the head, a risky procedure that took about 20 hours to complete, a doctor told NBC's Today show Tuesday.

Dr. Houman Hemmati, who assisted in the surgery, said the separation appeared to be successful.

"Everyone had goosebumps at the end of the procedure," Hemmati told the program. "People were cheering, people were clapping, people were crying."

AP

About 8 a.m. Monday, surgeons began operating on conjoined twins Maria de Jesus Quiej-Alvarez (background) and Maria Teresa Quiej-Alvarez.

"It was more than optimistic, it was overjoyed and we can't wait until we see these kids playing, laughing, crying like normal baby children," he said.

Hospital officials said doctors were still in surgery but Hemet said the separation was complete.

"There was absolutely no major trouble that was unforeseen in this procedure," he said.

He said one of the girls was losing a lot of blood but she was given transfusions and "everything looks great."

The surgery on Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej-Alvarez began Monday afternoon, about six hours after they were wheeled into the operating room at Mattel Children's Hospital at the University of California at Los Angeles.

The girls, born in rural Guatemala, were attached at the top of the skull and face opposite directions. Cases like theirs occur in fewer than one in 1 million live births.
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[Constitution Day]

Meek,

Don't take this as me trivializing what's happening with these girls, but...
When did this condition become "conjoined twins" instead of "Siamese twins"??

It just seems like a liberal feel-good euphemism to me.
I mean, the country of Siam no longer exists under that name, so it's not as if the 'Siamese' were offended.

</ rant off>

Wishing the girls the best,
CD

[MinuteGal]

Ah, yes.......America, the "Great Satan".

Leni

[Nancee]

Hi "MeeknMing"!

Made me cry!! Wonder-ful! Thanks for this post!

Nancee

By the way, there is a poll on the netscape homepage which needs to be freeped in a grand fashion. It reads:

"Which of these recent presidents should be added to Mt. Rushmore?


Bill Clinton: 7%
George H. W. Bush 3%
Ronald Reagan: 34%
Jimmy Carter 6%
Gerald Ford: 1%
Richard Nixon: 2%
Lyndon Johnson: 2%
John F. Kennedy: 44%"*

If I knew how to do the link thing, I would have done so. Perhaps someone here would do this for me.

Thanks again for the this fantastic news!!

Nancee


*The results as I have just recently found them

[Johnny Gage]

Two ringy dingy pingies.

\\O// Praise the Lord!

[cake_crumb]

Great news BUMP! I love the last line : "Prayer works. That's important."

[NormsRevenge]

GOD Bless the doctors and nurses, and the family. Yes, They do incredible things these days. Thank God.

Recent CNN promo photos make me wonder if Carville and Begala weren;t conjoined at the brain at one time as well.

[duckbutt]

Notice while the world bashes the US, they come here for their complicated medical procedures? When I was being treated at Cleveland Clinic for cancer about 10 years ago, I was amazed at the number of people from around the world that come here for treatment.

I guess we're not so bad after all???? And if the US gets knocked off it's perch like so many of the world wants, who's gonna take care of their poor (whom they cannot treat) or their rich (like the rich, fat Saudi sultans, kings and princes)????

[LibertyGirl77]

"Prayer works. That's important."

Amen.

[cubreporter]

Oh thank God. What a beautiful morning here and now it's even more beautiful with the hope both these little ones will survive. Can't imagine the happiness their parents are feeling right now. God bless them all!