{"id":75584,"date":"2024-08-09T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67f52f55616162e9d204de1366b0200c"},"modified":"2024-08-09T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:00:10","slug":"atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta couple\u2019s conjoined twin daughters, fused at the heart, lived for just 1 hour: \u2018Gift from God\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\" readability=\"24.690978886756\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.376199616123\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Breana Dell was able to hold her newborn twins, Amelia Jane and Elhora Auri, for just one hour after they were born on Feb. 29 \u2014 but every minute was filled with &#8220;peace&#8221; and &#8220;awe,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Three months before that, at <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>17 weeks of pregnancy<\/u><\/span>, she and her husband, Matthew Dell, had gotten an ultrasound to learn the gender of what they thought was one baby.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>Atlanta couple<\/u><\/span> was shocked to discover the single heartbeat on the monitor was shared by two girls. The conjoined twins were fused at the torso.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>PREGNANT WOMAN WITH BRAIN CANCER REFUSES ABORTION<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything changed in that moment,&#8221; Dell, 24, a stay-at-home mom, told Fox News Digital during a phone interview.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started to panic and cry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/twins-holding-hands.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god.jpg\" alt=\"Conjoined twins Amelia Jane and Elhora Auri\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>Amelia Jane Dell and Elhora Auri Dell were born on Feb. 29 at 7:37 a.m. They each weighed 3.5 pounds.<\/span> <span>(Mandy Daniel Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Doctors told the couple there was little-to-no chance of separating the twins \u2014 which meant there would be little-to-no chance of their survival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of how their heart was conjoined, it would just be too complicated,&#8221; Dell said.<\/p>\n<p>The couple saw <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>numerous specialists<\/u><\/span> for MRIs and other exams.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>NEW JERSEY TWINS RECEIVE MATCHING HEART SURGERIES AFTER MARFAN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS: &#8216;A BETTER LIFE&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was lots and lots of appointments, in hopes that they would be wrong and that something could be done \u2014 but it didn&#8217;t work out that way,&#8221; Dell said.<\/p>\n<p>The month before the twins were born, <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>a cardiologist<\/u><\/span> confirmed that there would be no way of separating the twins, and they would probably not survive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\" readability=\"5\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">The Dells focused on preparing for delivery and all the different outcomes they might face.<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Their heart literally was one unit,&#8221; Dell said. &#8220;I got the question a lot: \u2018Can\u2019t you just save one of them?\u2019 It wasn\u2019t possible, because they couldn\u2019t live without each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With that tough news, the Dells focused on preparing for delivery and all the different outcomes they might face.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Northside Hospital [in Atlanta] was amazing,&#8221; Dell said. &#8220;They were so kind and considerate of our situation and our family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;Never lost hope&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dell, who already had a 1-year-old son, Dallas, was offered the choice of <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>having an abortion<\/u><\/span> \u2014 but she said it was &#8220;never even a thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thought process was always, \u2018What can we do to save them and keep them,\u2019&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\" readability=\"5\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Our faith was the biggest factor in the decision we made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our faith was the biggest factor in the decision we made,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how anybody could get through a situation like that without <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>having faith<\/u><\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the twins\u2019 prognosis, Dell said, she believes they were a gift from God who came to them for a reason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/twins-with-names-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god-1.jpg\" alt=\"Conjoined twins\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><span>&#8220;When I was first told that they were conjoined, it was just this bubble of devastation, sadness, confusion, uncertainty and fear,&#8221; the twins&#8217; mom recalled. &#8220;But nobody can predict the future perfectly, and you just never know what the outcome will be.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Mandy Daniel Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When I was first told that they were conjoined, it was just this bubble of devastation, sadness, confusion, uncertainty and fear,&#8221; she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But nobody can predict the future perfectly, and you just never know what the outcome will be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the pregnancy progressed, however, Dell said she faced tough emotional struggles.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>EXPERIMENTAL CANCER TREATMENT GIVES NEW JERSEY MOM A CHANCE FOR A SECOND BABY: \u2018I DECIDED TO GO FOR IT\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had severe <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>anxiety attacks<\/u><\/span>,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I knew what the outcome would be \u2014 but you can\u2019t really prepare yourself for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She went on, &#8220;Toward the end of my pregnancy, I had severe brain fog, my stomach was in knots, and I knew my body was trying to tell me, \u2018Hey, you&#8217;re not OK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018A sense of peace\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Amelia Jane Dell and Elhora Auri Dell were born on Feb. 29 at 7:37 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>They each weighed 3.5 pounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/couple-holding-twins-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god-2.jpg\" alt=\"Breana and Matthew Dell with babies\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>Matthew and Breana Dell are shown holding their twin daughters after they were born on Feb. 29. &#8220;It was amazing to see how their little bodies were still working,&#8221; Breana Dell said.<\/span> <span>(Mandy Daniel Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The girls came into the world the same way they had appeared in the later ultrasounds \u2014 with their arms wrapped around each other.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was actually really sweet the way they were conjoined \u2014 they were holding each other from the moment they were alive, just in a big hug,&#8221; Dell said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\" readability=\"7\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Just to know that they were there, and that I held them alive, brought a sense of peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It was amazing to see how their little bodies were still working,&#8221; she went on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They didn&#8217;t move a whole lot or open their eyes \u2014 but just to know that they were there, and that I held them alive, brought a sense of peace \u2026 I couldn&#8217;t imagine not getting to meet them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What to know about conjoined twins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>Conjoined twins<\/u><\/span> are rare, occurring in one of every 50,000 to 200,000 births, statistics show.<\/p>\n<p>The condition results from a single fertilized egg dividing into two embryos more than 13 days after fertilization, according to StatPearls, a medical resource on the U.S. National Library of Medicine&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>They are about three times more likely to affect female babies than males.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>\u2018MIRACLE TWINS\u2019 ARE BORN TO ALABAMA WOMAN WITH DOUBLE UTERUS: \u2018TRUE MEDICAL SURPRISE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The classification of conjoined twins is based on the location of their connection and the organs they share,&#8221; Dr. Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, CEO of Michigan Medicine \u2014 who did not treat Dell or the babies \u2014 told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Survival rates vary significantly depending on the ability to successfully separate shared organs.&#8221; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Twins who share a heart or components of the brain have the highest mortality rates, the doctor noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/dell-family.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dell family\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>Matthew and Breana Dell are pictured with their 1-year-old son, Dallas Dell.<\/span> <span>(Breana Dell)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Even if they survive the initial separation, many face long-term health challenges and may require <span class=\"waslinkname\">additional surgeries,<\/span>&#8221; Runge said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The overall survival rate for conjoined twins after separation is approximately 75%, but this can vary greatly depending on several factors, according to the doctor.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>23 SETS OF TWINS GRADUATE FROM ONE MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL: &#8216;EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH NUMBER&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A majority of conjoined twins (28%) are fused at the thorax (torso) and abdomen, StatPearls states.<\/p>\n<p>Another 18.5% are joined at the thorax and 10% are joined at the abdomen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/twins-in-blanket.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god-4.jpg\" alt=\"Conjoined twins Amelia Jane and Elhora Auri\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>Conjoined twins are three times more likely to occur with female babies than males.<\/span> <span>(Mandy Daniel Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 10% of cases, there is a heteropagus (parasitic twin), in which one twin is less developed than the other.<\/p>\n<p>In 6% of cases, the twins are joined at the cranium.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lifted by support<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Throughout their journey, the Dells said they received a great deal of support from their family, friends and church, as well as people reaching out on social media.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have an amazing church family that has surrounded us in love and prayers,&#8221; Dell said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She also created a Facebook page for the girls, where people rallied around the family and sent messages of encouragement and love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After their time with the babies came to an end, the Dells were faced with a long road to <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>healing and recovery<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/twins-feet.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god-5.jpg\" alt=\"Conjoined twins Amelia Jane and Elhora Auri\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>The area where the babies are joined is a key factor in whether they are candidates for separation surgery.<\/span> <span>(Mandy Daniel Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It comes and goes,&#8221; Dell said. &#8220;Sometimes I feel OK, and then I\u2019ll have really hard moments, hard days or even hard weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also said, &#8220;I definitely miss my babies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit <\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews\/health<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Dells are planning to <span class=\"waslinkname\"><u>grow their family<\/u><\/span> in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We definitely want more children,&#8221; Dell told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/conjoined-twins-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-at-the-heart-lived-for-just-1-hour-gift-from-god-6.jpg\" alt=\"Conjoined twins\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>&#8220;I got the question a lot: \u2018Can\u2019t you just save one of them?\u2019&#8221; Breana Dell said. &#8220;It wasn\u2019t possible, because they couldn\u2019t live without each other.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Mandy Daniel Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A previous conjoined twin pregnancy does not increase the risk of a recurrence, according to StatPearls.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to Northside Hospital in Atlanta for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge. 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