One of Formerly conjoined twins spends first day in his house with family
One of formally conjoined twin brothers, Conner has finally gone home 13 months after birth. They were conjoined along abdomen and had fused livers and a common tiny intestine.
Leaving behind his twin brother, Conner has been discharged from the hospital. This is the first time when the twins are not together. According to the mother of boys, Michelle Brantley, the other twin is still under treatment at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Whereas Bryan Mirabal, the boys’ father called the phase ‘teaching time’.
The twins took birth in December 2014. Recently, Conner’s brother Carter weighed in at 16 pounds, and Brantley claimed that they’re both doing fine.
After a lot of struggle, one of the twins got to spend first day in his house with family. The boys underwent numerous surgeries to survive. They got separated after a 12-hour long surgery performed in May 2015.
The father is quite excited to teach his son about dogs, cars and everything a dad does with his little ones. Though Conner is just 13 months old, he seems to be fully aware that he was taken care of by around 200-plus health care professionals since he was delivered. The boys were consulted and cared for by over 200 medical specialists, including surgeons, nurses and pediatricians.
A pediatric surgeon at the Wolfson Children’s Hospital and a surgeon at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Dr. Daniel Robie, said that he and his staff will miss Conner as they have become used to seeing him every day for a year.
The mother said that before they took Conner home, the brothers got to play a bit. Now the parents have started the process of getting ready for two more babies, lining up their prenatal care and seeking a high-risk obstetrician for helping them out through the pregnancy.