Conjoined Twins Separated With 2 Percent Chance To Live, Just Graduated Kindergarten

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 29: Children’s hospital Of Philadelphia on August 29, 2014 in Philadelphia, United States. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Getty Images)

The video of these conjoined twins separated and their progress is incredible. A huge accomplishment for these two girls overcoming the odds.

This story was originally reported by GoodNewsNetwork. This story was powerful, we had to talk about it during the Cup o' Joy story on The Andie Summers Show.

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Less than 2% chance that the twins survive

The odds were not in their favor, but Abby and Erin defied every expectation. In the 11th week of her pregnancy, Heather Delaney, the mother of the two girls, learned that her twins were conjoined at the head. Here's more about the condition...

Conjoined twins are already extremely rare, but craniopagus twins are even more so. Only two percent of conjoined twins are born fused at the head. Craniopagus twins occur in approximately one in every 2.5 million births.

The birth of these conjoined twins

They were born 30 weeks into the pregnancy weighing a total of six pounds between the two of them. They remained int he hospital up until their first birthday when they went through a skull separation surgery right here in Philadelphia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Big shoutout to our local nurses and doctors here in the Delaware Valley for saving lives and making a difference every single day. Thank you for what you do!

Here's more from Heather via the GoodNewsNetwork.

“There are days now where I sit back and think ‘I can’t believe how incredibly lucky we are’,” said the 33-year-old stay-at-home mom. “Yes, they have disabilities and things they’re working through, but they’re so happy.”

Kindergarten graduation for these conjoined twins separated

After a successful separation surgery of the girls, it was still quite the uphill battle. They are both coming to their seventh birthday defying all of the odds along the way.

Pretty amazing for these super strong girls, way to go!!

Jeff Kurkjian went to the Skippack July 4th Parade for the first time and it could be argued that it's the cutest small town parade you've ever seen! He lives in Skippack, PA with his wife (pregnant with their first baby) and their dog, Pirate.

And I'm proud to be an AmericanWhere at least I know I'm freeAnd I won't forget the men who diedWho gave that right to meAnd I'd gladly stand up next to youAnd defend Her still today'Cause there ain't no doubtI love this landGod Bless the U.S.A.

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And we got to be together for it. Our great country was founded on July 4th, 1776, right here in the great city of Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was signed this day 247 years ago. It declared our independence from England and, in affect, started the Revolutionary War.

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Small town July 4th parade

So where is this small town parade that Jeff and Emily went to? They live in Skippack, Pennsylvania. For those wondering, it borders Collegeville, same exit off the turnpike as Lansdale, just on the other side of 476. Does that help you pin point it a bit?

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Skippack,+PA/@40.2227611,-75.4194945,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c699a91b54a507:0x3d5b6af21cefebcc!8m2!3d40.222882!4d-75.3987889!16zL20vMF83Y2c

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This article was written by Jeff Kurkjian. He is the newest member of The Andie Summers Show on 92.5 XTU. You can follow him on Twitter or Instagram to get to know him a bit better!