If it's discovered that life-sustaining brain signals travel this route, separation might be ruled out. This test will reveal whether separation surgery is possible.ĭoctors are particularly interested in a bridge of tissue that connects the girls' brain stems. Children's Hospital in Vancouver performed a cerebral angiography, in which blue dye was injected into the twins' veins, illuminating the vast network of blood vessels the girls share beneath their skulls.
Simms replies truthfully that doctors still don't know. It's all anyone wants to talk about when they first meet her: Can Tatiana and Krista be separated? Others are less diplomatic: Can they ever be cured? Ever since she gave birth to the twins six months ago, the question has loomed like a mighty weight. The prospect of losing one or both of her girls through surgery haunts Ms. Simms said, placing her hand over her heart. But when she saw that her sister was no longer there, she closed her eyes and died, too.įelicia Simms, a real-life mother of conjoined baby girls, cried when she read the passage. When Minnie woke up from surgery, her heart was working fine.
She would receive the girls' shared heart. Doctors decided to sacrifice the smaller sister, Marie, to save Minnie. The Girls, Minnie and Marie of Wales were born conjoined at the chest and they shared one heart, which began to deteriorate just before their second birthday. There is a passage in a novel about two adult conjoined twins that describes the pain and wrenching loss felt by twins divided by a scalpel.
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