Conjoined twins born in Texas thriving 1 year after separation
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When Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata were born in April 2014, they shared their vital organs, and they were conjoined at the chest, stomach and pelvis.
A year later, the twin girls, who were separated at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston in February 2015, are thriving— a feat their mother said she always knew they’d achieve.
"We always knew they were gonna thrive,” Elysse Mata, their mother, told Fox 5 NY. “I just don't think we expected them to do as good as they are doing.”
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The news station reported that the Mata twins’ separation surgery lasted 26 hours. The girls face more struggles ahead, as they have a few surgeries scheduled, but Mata told Fox5NY.com that the additional operations are worth it as they have allowed her daughters to lead happy and healthy lives.