They are healthy, happy and looking forward to a promising future with dreams of Oxbridge.
It is a far cry from the terrible uncertainty Zainab and Jannat Rahman faced when they were born – joined at the chest and liver.
Doctors had told their parents to consider aborting the conjoined twins, giving them a one in a million chance of survival.
But the sisters defied the odds, and have now just celebrated their 16th birthdays.
Jannat (in red jumper left) and Zainab (in yellow jumper right) defied the odds and have recently celebrated their 16th birthday (right: Jannat left and Zainab right)
Jannat (left) and Zainab Rahman (right) celebrated their 16th birthday and wore matching outfits
The twins were born co-joined and were pictured with their father Luther (centre) shortly before their separation surgery
Their proud mother Nipa, 36, a nursery nurse, said: ‘Everything we went through before feels like a distant nightmare now. At that time I never dared imagine this day. But to look at them now is amazing. They have achieved so much already and against the worst odds imaginable.’
The girls were separated at six weeks old in a pioneering four-and-a-half hour operation by a 20-strong surgical team at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Today they are promising A* pupils at the top of their school in east London, where they are both prefects.
Jannat (left) and Zainab (right) were born co-joined from chest to abdomen, they are pictured above at six-weeks-old
Parents Luther (left) and Nipa Rahman (right) with twins, Jannat and Zainab when they left Great Ormond Street Hospital
Zainab hopes to go to Cambridge and become a paediatrician at Great Ormond Street. Jannat, who is studying three languages, plans to go to Oxford and hopes to become a lawyer. Their father Luther, 42, a business development director, beams with pride at his daughters’ achievements and ambitions, which he is certain they will achieve.
‘I am the luckiest father in the world. When I see these two I feel that God gave me a gift. We are still cherishing it. Every day. They have made us both very proud,’ he said.
‘They are a miracle. And I tell them that they are here for a greater need in this world. To achieve good things and to treat people with respect and kindness.’
Zainab (left) and Jannat (right) say they are best friends and constantly finish each other's sentences
The sisters, who are full of energy and constantly finishing each other’s sentences, turned 16 on December 1.
In all their lives the girls, who say they are ‘best friends’, have spent just one night apart. Jannat said: ‘It was a school night and I wasn’t well. I was quite young so I had to spend the night at my grandmother’s house. It was only down the road though … We don’t have any reason to be apart.’
Zainab added: ‘We have the same school and we have the same friends. We are best friends but sometimes we do fight just like any other siblings.’
Zainab (yellow jumper) and Jannat Rahman (red jumper) with their parents Nipa (left) and Luther (right)
The sisters are due to be apart once more when Zainab, who is studying Latin, goes on a school trip to Rome next month.
She said: ‘It is the first time we are going to be apart properly. It is for two nights as well and in a different country. We’ve had no reason to be apart before. I think it will be fine.’ Jannat added: ‘We are more independent now but I’ve told my mum and dad that they have to treat me as an only child while she is away.’
It will be good practice for the twins who plan to go to different universities, with Jannat hoping to live abroad after her studies.
Jannat and Zainab Rahman said they have never spent more than a day apart from each other
But their father joked: ‘They will end up at the same university, same campus, same town and even the same dorm. They will always be together, I’m sure of it.’
The news that the girls were conjoined was revealed to their parents at the first scan in 2002, when doctors advised Mrs Rahman to consider an abortion.
She said: ‘In the scan they could see there were two heartbeats, which was good, but that they were not moving independently.’
Zainab and Jannat Raham now have dreams of studying at university in the next couple of years
Mr Rahman said: ‘We were horrified when we were advised to abort them. But we said, whatever they are, they are our children.’
He added: ‘They said it was one in a million chance of survival for both of them. If they did survive, there was a chance that one of the children could lose a limb or end up with an illness. Luckily the organ they shared was the only one that regenerates, the liver.
‘They were more worried for Jannat. They said it was a slim chance of her surviving as Zainab had been keeping her alive in the womb. Jannat had a hole in her heart.’
Once separated, Jannat went into intensive care for further surgery. During this time Zainab, feeling the absence of her sister at her side, became restless, refusing food and being unable to sleep.
‘Zainab was looking for her. She kept reaching out for her sister,’ said Mr Rahman. ‘We didn’t click what the problem was at first. But then one of the nurses had an idea and fetched a mirror. She put it in her cot and suddenly Zainab started looking at her reflection and smiling. She was content again.
‘Eventually we were able to walk home with both our children.’
Link hienalouca.com Interesting to note Looking for an investor or sponsor for a project to grow dinosaurs and relict plants. Requires the sum of investments from 400000$ to 900000$. The exact amount can not say because there are many nuances. It will be necessary to build a small laboratory with certain parameters. To all interested persons please write on an email angocman@gmail.com . It is the scientific project and I do not know whether it is possible to earn on it. The probability of success of the project is approximately 60%. That will be very interesting.
https://hienalouca.com/2019/01/02/conjoined-twins-given-a-one-in-a-million-chance-of-survival-are-vying-for-a-place-at-oxbridge/
Main photo article They are healthy, happy and looking forward to a promising future with dreams of Oxbridge.
It is a far cry from the terrible uncertainty Zainab and Jannat Rahman faced when they were born – joined at the chest and liver.
Doctors had told their parents to consider aborting the conjoined twins, g...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
Dianne Reeves US News HienaLouca
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/01/20/8025914-6545297-image-m-56_1546376342881.jpg
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий