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What's New
First phase of remarkable journey complete; road to recovery continues
DALLAS (Nov. 13) -- Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim, 2, have completed the initial recovery phase following their historic separation surgery at Children's Medical Center Dallas. The 34-hour separation was performed by pediatric specialists from the practice Neurosurgeons for Children.
The boys were transferred on Thursday, Nov. 13, to Medical City Dallas, where the next steps of their journey will involve craniofacial reconstruction and ongoing rehabilitation.
"Each day I have seen them get stronger and learn to do new things," said Kenneth Shapiro, M.D., the lead neurosurgeon on the case. "To give high fives to two kids who really don't understand what a high five is, is really incredible."
"Considering the tremendous odds they faced preoperatively, these boys have done remarkably well," said James Thomas, M.D., chief of critical care services at Children's. "So many things that could have gone awry didn't, and in many instances their responses to surgery and subsequent treatments exceeded our expectations. The fact that they made it to this stage is a tribute to the caring physicians and skill of the medical teams as well as the twins' strength and determination."
The twins have been fitted for protective headgear to provide protection and to help them strengthen the muscles that lift their heads, said Dale Swift, M.D., one of the neurosurgeons who helped perform the separation.
The boys parents, Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim and Sabah Abou Al Wafa, expressed gratitude to the neurosurgeons, physicians and all others involved in the care of their sons. Ibrahim said he can't wait to take his sons home to Egypt.
"I would love to take them back to Egypt walking on their feet," Ibrahim said.
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