[ via Mail Online ] 1 Jan 2012
Wearing her protective pink helmet, Rital Gaboura looks as if she is ready to enjoy a cycling trip with her parents.
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The twins (above top) before the operation The twins (after the operation above bottom) with their parents had their helmets fitted by Jo Drake (left) and Saeed Hamid (right) |
But Rital and her twin Ritag are on an entirely different kind of journey. Just four months ago, the sisters were successfully separated by a team of British doctors at Great Ormond Street after being born joined at the head.
They beat odds of ten million to one to survive – and are now thriving thanks to the special helmets they wear 23 hours a day to correct their head shape.
The 15-month-old girls were fitted with the helmets in October by specialists at the London Orthotic Consultancy. The girls will wear the helmets for the next six months.
Read more: Mail Online
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