Twins Don't Make It

[REP]

Associated Press
Singapore — Neurosurgeons separated 29-year-old Iranian twins born joined at the head after two days of delicate surgery, but both sisters died Tuesday shortly after their parting.

The hospital announced Ladan Bijani's death, then, a few hours later, a nurse involved in the surgery said Ladan's sister, Lelah, had died.

"Everyone upstairs is crying," said the nurse, asking for anonymity. "We treated them like family because they had been here for seven months."

Hospital officials did not immediately officially announce the second death.

Earlier, doctors said Ladan died after they were unable to stabilize her condition.

"As the separation was coming to a close, a lot of blood was lost. The twins were subsequently in a critical state," Raffles hospital spokesman Dr. Prem Kumar said.

The risky, marathon separation procedure began Sunday. Before the operation, doctors had warned that the surgery could kill one or both of the twins, or leave them brain-dead.

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030708.utwins0708_2/BNStory/International/

[LiberalLibra]

1. I heard this first thing this am, was really sad to hear that.....

....they didn't live to enjoy their seperation. They wanted to live seperate lives so bad. This is truly sad.

[Blue Adept]

2. Twins Don't Make It

Very sad news indeed.

[canuck]

3. very sad

I was really holding out hope for them.

Sad.

[Violet_Crumble]

4. That sucks...

I only just heard that the second twin died. It's one of those good-news stories that went sadly wrong. The twins always knew that there was a good chance they mightn't make it, and unfortunately this time they were in that % that didn't make it...

Violet...

[Robin Hood]

5. That is just sad.

I was really hoping that they would make it. But either way, there in a better place now. They both wanted to have that done and were willing to risk death as living as they were forced to live had become unbearable.

[newyawker99]

6. Dupe

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