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'Father in the maternity hospital threw a bouquet and left': how Siamese twins from Russia live, separated 30 years ago

'11.05.2021'

Source: Yandex Zen

Anya and Tanya Korkin have two numbers in the column "date of birth": April 9 and 17. The first is the day they were born and the second is when they were separated. The amazing story of Siamese twins is told by the author of the Curious blog on Yandex Zen.

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The birth of Siamese twins is a unique phenomenon, one case per 200 thousand births, while most of these children are born dead. The appearance of Siamese twins is a huge stress for parents, and the first thing they start to think about is “how to successfully separate the kids so that they both survive.” Alas, this does not always happen. There is also a kind of merging in which separation is impossible.

Siamese twins Anya and Tanya Korkina were born in Chelyabinsk 30 years ago. At the first ultrasound, their mother was informed that she would have boys, and the second showed that the children will have a rare pathology and, most likely, these are girls.

Of course, the news that she would have Siamese twins, shocked her expectant mother, but she firmly decided: she will give birth. However, the husband had a different opinion: at first he insisted on terminating the pregnancy, and then he completely left the family, announcing that he would not raise children with disabilities.

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Then he nevertheless came to the hospital in the hope that a mistake had occurred and the kids were born healthy. However, when he saw the children, he threw the flowers and left - he disappeared for several years.

In the early 90s of the last century in our country there was no successful experience in the separation of twins, but they promised to help the Korkin family. Girls were born with one liver for two. Of course, the operation carried serious risks, but the surgeon Lev Novokreschenov made the only right decision: the girls need to be separated, and the sooner the better.

Girls have grown belly. The separation operation at that time was a real sensation. This case is the first successful in Soviet history. Prior to this, all attempts to divide the Siamese twins ended in the death of either one child, or both. Mom Ani and Tanya still recalls this story with horror. After all, the chances of survival of her long-awaited girls were 50 to 50.

“The anesthetist said, get ready.” Two will be alive, or one. Or both will die. Everything was, everyone was saying, ”their mother Vera Korkina recalls.

It was especially difficult for anesthetists, because twins have a single circulatory system. And with the introduction of anesthesia, one baby fell asleep and the second. The main question remained - how to divide the liver. After all, operations on it remain the most difficult today. Doctors had to work with literally every vessel. This method has even been patented.

Since the operation was successful, the girls were not given disability.

The recovery period was not fast. After separation, complications arose: one girl suffered severe dehydration, the other lost a lot of blood. Doctors did everything to get both girls out. But a miracle happened: Anya and Tanya survived.

Mom brought up Anya and Tanya alone, there was no need to wait for help and support from anyone. Money in the dashing 90s was sometimes not enough for the most necessary. They ate very simply, dressed as they could, and saved for a long time on expensive things - a tape recorder or a TV.

By the way, the girls father later took up the mind and tried to return to the family, came and asked for forgiveness. But they couldn’t forgive him: at the most difficult moment he wasn’t around, which means that they could continue to do without him.

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Anya and Tanya learned that they were born Siamese twins when they were 10 years old. Mom told them the story of their birth, the girls were not afraid, but were very surprised. Until the age of 14, they were constantly monitored by doctors.

Now Ane and Tanya are already 30 years old. Those who do not know their history cannot understand how they were born. These are two healthy, beautiful girls.

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True, they are no longer similar to twins for a long time, because they prefer completely different styles: Anya is a very feminine blonde, and Tanya is a short-cut brunette. As befits the sisters, the girls are very close, but there is no mystical connection (as many think) between them.

The sisters are happy, live a full life and always speak with great warmth about Leo Novokreschenov, the doctor who performed the operation. A couple of years ago, the grand opening of a memorial plaque dedicated to the memory of a brilliant surgeon took place.

The original article is published in the column. «Curious» on Yandex Zen

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