Turkish twins Derman and Yiğit Evrensel, previously conjoined at delivery, celebrated their fifth birthday in a room adorned with balloons and buntings at a hospital within the capital Ankara.
The twins, born conjoined at their heads, have been separated in January 2020 after three main surgical procedures carried out by a group of 42 medical doctors, together with two Turkish medical doctors, in London.
They returned to Türkiye in June of the identical 12 months.
The twins, who at the moment are making ready to start out college, are persevering with their bodily remedy and check-ups at Ankara’s Bilkent City Hospital.
Derman and Yiğit blew out the candles on their cake whereas their dad and mom, medical doctors and nurses clapped and cheered.
They additionally unwrapped items despatched to them by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and first woman Emine Erdoğan, who’ve been following their remedy because the starting.
“Our twins have turned 5. Derman is now on the degree of beginning preschool, and Yiğit is shortly approaching that stage. We hope to see them much more lively, adaptive to life and beginning college on their subsequent birthday. We are quickly making ready our youngsters for this as a group,” stated Dr. Evren Yaşar, chief doctor of the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital.
Yaşar stated they’re in fixed contact with pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Owase Jeelani, who carried out the twins’ surgical procedure within the U.Ok.
Jeelani expressed his want to open the same rehabilitation heart on the Bilkent City Hospital and is being offered help on this regard, stated Yaşar.
“Considering the method they’ve been by way of, their improvement is progressing quickly. Our robust group and the help of our household have made this course of a lot simpler. It is extraordinary for twins who’ve undergone such severe and sophisticated surgical procedures to succeed in this degree in such a short while,” the physician added.
The youngsters have been seen carrying specifically designed helmets to guard their skulls.
Ömer Evrensel, the twins’ father, thanked President Erdoğan for supporting the remedy.
“I would like to thank our president and first lady Emine Erdoğan for not leaving us alone during this process. With the support of our doctors, our children’s treatment is ongoing, and everything is getting better. Hopefully, they will be fine,” stated Evrensel.
“We hope that they may start their education within the close to future as properly,” he added.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
