Twins Anggi and Angeli doing well, return home<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan<\/p>\n
Conjoined twins Anggi and Angeli returned home on Monday after
\nthey were successfully separated at Singapore's Gleneagles
\nHospital in May. The two babies, who were born in Pematang
\nSiantar, North Sumatra on Feb. 11 last year, arrived at 11.30
\na.m. at Polonia Airport in Medan.<\/p>\n
The infants seemed healthy. They were placed in baby
\nstrollers, and escorted by their parents and doctors from
\nSingapore.<\/p>\n
The arrival of the infants drew the attention of the public
\nand journalists, who had been following the story of the twin's
\nseparation for some months. People -- journalists amongst them --
\njostled to see the children when they arrived at Polonia Airport.<\/p>\n
The infants were then taken to their parent's home in
\nSerbelawan, North Sumatra.<\/p>\n
"It's a miracle. Without the surgery and grace from God, the
\ntwins would not have survived," said Subari, their father. The
\nsurgery in Singapore was funded by Medan businessman, Olo
\nPanggabean.<\/p>\n
The children, who were conjoined at the hip and have one leg
\neach and shared a third, were first brought to hospitals in
\nJakarta, but were then dispatched to Gleneagles Hospital for
\nsurgery.<\/p>\n
They were finally separated on May 21. A team of 16 people
\ncarried out the surgical operation that took 10 hours to
\ncomplete.<\/p>\n
The success of the operation has come as a great relief to the
\nparents, as surgery to separate conjoined twins is very complex
\nand high risk, and requires the services of dozens of doctors of
\nvarious fields of expertise.<\/p>\n
Subari was aware that the months ahead will be tough as he and
\nhis wife Harmaini shouldered the responsibility to take care of
\nthe children. But they are optimistic that they can do it.<\/p>\n
The elated Subari has even done some long-term planning for
\nthe children to provide them with artificial legs.<\/p>\n
"But, we will wait until they are aged 15 or 16, then we'll
\ngive them the artificial legs," said Subari.<\/p>",
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