Mivec9 1st Gear July 30, 2008 Share July 30, 2008 Twin separated in marathon operation dies: newspaper AFP - Wednesday, July 30SINGAPORE, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - One of two conjoined Nepalese twins separated in a marathon operation in Singapore seven years ago has died in their homeland, a newspaper reported Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Ganga Shrestha, eight, died after admission to hospital on Monday with meningitis, The Straits Times reported. "I will always remember her feisty spirit... At least now, her spirit is free of her disabled body," Singaporean neurosurgeon Keith Goh was quoted as saying by the newspaper. He was one of the lead surgeons on the team which separated Ganga and her twin sister, Jamuna, during a 97-hour operation in 2001, the paper said. The children were joined at the head when they were born. Singaporeans raised more than 660,000 dollars (now 484,000 US) to help the babies, and the surgeons waived their charges. The operation left Ganga with brain damage and Jamuna unable to walk, the newspaper said, adding that three years ago they returned to Singapore for additional treatment. Then they returned to Nepal. Jamuna drags herself around on her arms. Schools in Kathmandu have refused to enrol her because part of her brain is still unprotected by bone, the newspaper reported. It quoted her grandfather as saying she finds it hard to accept the death of her sister, and cannot stop crying. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoonz 4th Gear July 31, 2008 Share July 31, 2008 RIP... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeniz Turbocharged July 31, 2008 Share July 31, 2008 Does anyone here know what is the typical life-span of similar twins if left unseparated? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mivec9 1st Gear July 31, 2008 Author Share July 31, 2008 Conjoined twins who appeared in the public eye during the 20th and 21st centuries include: Rosa and Josepha Blazek of Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic (1878 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeniz Turbocharged July 31, 2008 Share July 31, 2008 Thanks for the data. Looks like a life of 50 years could be expected if left unseparated. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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