Conjoined Twins Were Famous In 2002, 11 Years Later They're Back On TV Sharing Their Separate Lives

Mar 18, 2019 by apost team

Kendra and Maliyah Herrin have been through quite a journey together.

On February 26, 2002, the twin girls were born conjoined sharing a large intestine, bladder, liver, and single kidney.

Doctors originally told their parents, Erin and Jake, that the girls did not have the organs that they needed to survive on their own outside of their mother's womb. One doctor even recommended that the couple abort their twin girls, stating that they would never be able to live on their own.

However, the doctors were wrong.

As told on the Oprah Winfrey Show, After the precious girls lived conjoined for the first few years of their lives, Erin and Jake decided to try the separation surgery when the girls were four years old. The concerned parents knew that this was the only shot that the girls had at a normal life.

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The separation made worldwide news because it was the first time that surgery had been attempted to split a kidney.

Erin and Jake were able to breathe a sigh of relief when the girls survived the surgery. It took six surgeons a total of 26 hours to complete the surgery. Kendra kept the shared kidney while Maliyah had to undergo dialysis until she received her mom's transplanted kidney.

It has been a long road for the twins but they are now thriving. This video of the girls at 11 years old shows this determination and love for life. After you have watched this video, be sure to spread the inspiration to everyone else that you know.