HERE IS
A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE PRESS COVERAGE OF THE EGYPTIAN CONJOINED
TWINS IN TEXAS --
COMPILED EXCLUSIVELY by
CAIROLIVE.COM
Twins
in good shape
Formerly conjoined twins may get
to go back to Egypt as soon as later this year... They will be
having surgery to reconstruct their skulls in just a few months...
Photo of Texas twins
playing
happily...
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Friday, February 13, 2004 13:00 CAIRO
Twins
update
Mohamed, one of the Egyptian twins in Texas, has started walking
with assistance, this news item says.
Web posted by
Tarek Atia Sunday, January 25, 2004 08:00 CAIRO
Twins
update
Reconstructive skull
surgery scheduled for April -- to give the boys time to heal from
the separation operation.
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Wednesday, December 17, 2003 05:00 CAIRO
More twins
One of the twins is now standing
with assistance. ABC provides a useful update on the twins'
conditions.
Meanwhile,
the Egyptian twin baby girls who were surgically separated
in Saudi Arabia come home.
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:00 CAIRO
Twins timeline
One of the most
informative twins updates in a while comes from AP. The twins are
set to have reconstructive skull surgery in January and may be back in
Egypt in as few as six months, the story says.
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Wednesday, November 19, 2003 21:00 CAIRO
Update
Twins to get plastic
surgery for years to come, this update from aljazeera's
English site says
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Monday, November 17, 2003 21:00 CAIRO
Next stage for twins
CNN provides an update on the twins' conditions as they are set to be transferred
to a less intensive hospital for reconstructive surgery on their
heads..
More details from
the Associated Press on what's
next for the twins...
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Saturday, November 15, 2003 12:00 CAIRO
Twins update
Both twins' conditions are now reported
as "good"
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Wednesday, November 12, 2003 17:00 CAIRO
First update
we've had in a while...
Complication for one
of the twins...
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Saturday, November 8, 2003 17:00 CAIRO
Twins
news
CNN does a twins
update -- the boys are sucking on lollipops and blowing visitors
kisses.
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Tuesday, November 4, 2003 10:00 CAIRO
Meanwhile, twins...
Wednesday: More progress as the hospital's official
update page indicates...
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Wednesday, October 29, 2003 15:00 CAIRO
Twins
see each other!
Sunday: Here's an update on the twins from the hospital itself,
with the first official post
operation picture: The twins are sitting across from each other
for the first time in their lives!
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Monday, October 27, 2003 12:00 CAIRO
TWINS
Friday:
It had to happen. Someone
decided to do a political article about the twins. Has the
operation improved US-Egyptian relations? The doctor in Texas's answer
sums things up best, I think:
""This
is pediatrics, not geopolitics," said Dr. James Thomas, chief of
critical care at the medical center."
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Saturday, October 25, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
Twins
update!
Thursday:
One the twins -- Ahmed -- put
back on medical ventilator after minor complications. Doctors
still reassure that boys are alright neurologically...
Tuesday: Twin's father is on "cloud
nine"... Meanwhile, AFP reports that "One of the
formerly conjoined Egyptian twins, who underwent separation surgery
nine days ago, shook
a rattle and smiled at his mother..."
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Thursday, October 23, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
TWINS
UPDATE
Monday: One of the separated
Egyptian twins sat
up for the first time in his life
Although the boys'
condition may soon be upgraded from critical to guarded, "it will
take weeks to see if the boys suffered any brain damage..."
"One of the
major challenges for doctors will be reconstructing the area at the
top of their heads where there is no skull -- but there is a flesh
covering. Both boys will soon be fitted for protective helmets."
Sunday:
Reuters reports that "One week after doctors separated 2-year-old
Egyptian twins conjoined at the crown of the head, one
of the boys has been removed from a mechanical ventilator and
their condition may soon be upgraded from critical to guarded, doctors
said."
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Tuesday, October 21, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
UPDATE:
Twins doing okay
Saturday: "Twin Egyptian 2-year-old boys who were
separated at the crown of their heads have both regained consciousness
from a medically induced coma and have
movement in all of their limbs, doctors said on Friday."
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Sunday, October 19, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
Twins...
Thursday: One
has seizures, other fine...
Friday:
AP says "Doctors temporarily increased his dosage of the drugs,"
and quotes one of the doctors as saying that both twins are "
doing
extremely well."
Meanwhile,
AP does another feature about a Texas
couple that has befriended the boys' parents...
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Friday, October 17, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
UPDATE
Twins separated!
The
first part of the long-awaited operation to separate the two young
conjoined Egyptian twins in Texas was successful. But the twins
remain in a drug induced coma to reduce brain activity.
The next few weeks
will be critical as doctors perform post op procedures that will
determine baby Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim's future..
Meanwhile, in Qus
near Sohag, where the twins are from, residents
pray that the two little boys will be okay.
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Monday, October 13, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
Dangerous day
Egyptian
conjoined twins in Texas are finally set to undergo separation
surgery today. The procedure is set to last between 18 and 24 hours,
and may result in one or both twins dying...
Web
posted by Tarek Atia Saturday, October 11, 2003 14:00 CAIRO
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