Egyptian twins released from hospital

[janette]

Wow, such good news. Can you imagine how these parents must feel

Formerly conjoined Egyptian twins released from hospital

03:38 PM CDT on Monday, April 5, 2004

Associated Press

Two formerly conjoined Egyptian twins have been discharged from the hospital, nearly six months after they were successfully separated during a 34-hour surgery, hospital officials said Monday.

North Texas Hospital for Children at Medical City issued a statement saying Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim have been living with their parents at a nearby apartment since March 24.

The boys, who will celebrate their third birthday June 2, return to the hospital each weekday to continue their physical therapy and rehabilitation sessions. They wear special helmets to protect their fragile heads.

"It was hard for everyone involved -- especially the pediatric nurses who care for them every day -- to see them leave the hospital, but it is wonderful to know that they are living with their family for the first time in their lives," said Sue Blackwood, director of the World Craniofacial Foundation, which covers the boys' non-medical costs.

The boys lived with their father, Ibrahim Gad, from October 2002 until June 2003 in a Dallas apartment, but this is the first time both have lived with their parents.

The boys, born in a small Egyptian town, were separated Oct. 12 at Children's Medical Center Dallas during a 34-hour surgery. About a month after the surgery, the boys returned to North Texas Hospital for Children at Medical City, where they had lived since arriving in Dallas in June 2002.

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