Separate beds after perfect operation for conjoined twins
25/11/2009
By Matt Gardner
Bangladeshi conjoined twins who were brought to Australia in order to improve their quality of life have been successfully separated, meaning the pair were able to sleep in separate beds for the first time this month.
The two-year-old twins, Trishna and Krishna, were joined at the head but were brought to the island nation from a Dhaka orphanage very early in their lives.
And after a 31-hour operation, brain scans confirmed that no damage was done to the young ones as they continued to watch videos, laugh and play with fellow youngsters.
Leo Donnan, the head of surgery at Melbourne''s Royal Children''s Hospital, was extremely pleased to see them doing so well.
He said: "Trishna, who basically got her nutrition from her sister for all these years, is now starting to eat. She hasn''t really done that by herself before.
"It just shows you the amazing sort of changes that have happened with the girls in this very short time."
One man also getting an improved living and sleeping situation is Michael Williment, a 39-stone granddad from Norwich who is having a specially-built bungalow with larger rooms and doorframes to allow him to get to his bed much easier.
