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Twins, who were formerly joined at the head and had to undergo high-risk separation surgery, celebrated their quinceanera after doctors thought they couldn’t survive: “I can understand her, and she can understand me”

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Two young women, who were formerly conjoined twins, celebrated their 21st birthday and 20th anniversary of their separation. The twins are beautifully stepping into womanhood. The twins, born in July 2001, just turned 21. They have achieved the milestone that many didn’t think was possible for the twins. The twins were 1 year old when they were put under separation surgery. They were joined at the head, a rare condition that affects only about one in every 2-and-a-half million babies. Josie Hull and Teresa Cajas traveled from a small village to undergo high-risk separation surgery at UCLA in 2002. Dr. Mark Urata,…

Mother’s belly won’t stop growing, no one believes her when she says how many babies are inside: “Omg, it was just one baby?”

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It’s an incredible miracle that a human can carry another human. As a mother, one is often told that no two pregnancies are the same – each mom has a unique experience of what it’s like to carry a baby in her belly. During the months that the little life grows, an individual is formed, with its own dreams, personality, and unique appearance. Just the fact that there’s a tiny life in there is incredible. Expecting a child places a major strain on the female body, both mentally and physically – just ask Las Vegas mom Eliana Rodriguez. When she was expecting her…

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