are both with me but separated, not joined. i hug them, and i sleep. >> october 11th, 2003, the day of the separation surgery. it's an emotional one for everybody. >> translator: i was very frightened. i had visions of uncontrolled bleeding, paralysis, or worse. >> at 9:07 a.m. the twins are wheeled into the o.r. >> one, two, three, up and over. and down. >> ventilate. >> a team of more than 50 doctors and nurses and technicians go to work and warn that the operation, whether a success or a failure, can take up to four days. the team has already gone through two dress rehearsals to minimize any glitches that could happen. basically, there's a point of no return, right? >> we had made the decision, and we had to go forward. there was no more preparation to