It has been nearly three months since conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna were separated.
Now it has been revealed the woman who took them from an orphanage in Bangladesh to Australia, Moira Kelly, did not expect both girls to survive the ground-breaking surgery.
Ms Kelly’s views and rare footage from the operating room aired in Australia last night.
“I really thought Krissy was here to keep Trishy alive and it was her time to go,” she says.
Today Trishna and Krishna are both bubbly, happy, individual little girls.
They were separated in a marathon 32-hour surgery.
Surgeons have admitted they feared the worst, and emotions ran high throughout the surgery. There were worries about Krishna’s kidneys, and the chance of post-surgery infection.
“What we’ve been afraid of was the unknown,” says neurosurgeon Dr Wirginia Maxiner. “Some sudden catastrophic change that meant potentially a disaster, but it didn’t happen.”
Even after the operations there was the anxious wait for scans to clear the girls of potential brain damage.
Trishna woke first, then Krishna, and both passed with flying colours. Both girls still face years of medical treatment, but a bright future lies ahead.
“There is a whole new story about their development to come, which will be fascinating,” says craniofacial surgeon Dr Tony Holmes.
The girls celebrated their third birthday on their return home. Their first as individuals – and with their own birthday cakes.
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