it s a kind of second birth for them to go to america because when people say america here, it s great. it means a lot. but ibrahim will not go himself. this simple man chooses to remain in egypt to look after his family and place his faith in nasser. translator: i had to trust nasser because he loves my boys, not like other children but as if they are a gift from god. and so in june 2002, dr. nasser, dr. mamdouh, and their medical team take the twins onto an airplane bound for a brave, new world. then, arriving in dallas with his team and two tired little boys, nasser takes a part of this from his own children and presents the whole vexing case to dr. kenneth salyer.
To increase the offerings that we can give to our customers. [ anderson ] we decided that we would take our experience and apply it to the lighter, mellower, more subtle side of the bean. it s for the person who always wished that starbucks had a roast like this. [ hayes ] they re gonna love it. i mean, it s a fantastic blend. at medical city hospital in dallas, conjoined twins muhammad and ahmed are being evaluated,
Problem. they can t afford an apartment. ibrahim needs a job. but in just five weeks a generous donor finds an apartment for them and puts it under the twins name. he also gives ibrahim a job. life for the twins is a constant series of visits to the hospital for testing. they re now under the care of dr. mamdouh, who accompanied them to dallas and has been with them the entire time. i m worried a lot about their bone growth and bone healing because the cranium, the brain tissue is a very weak tissue and even the slightest murmur might cause an injury. in some ways the boys development is about two years behind children their own age, and the surgery did leave signs of disability. push. good. mohamed does not have full use of his right hand.
I m alex witt. a new poll shows mitt romney has a lead among hispanic republicans in florida. the abc news poll shows 35% would vote for romney. 21% would say gingrich is their choice. santorum received % and ron paul received 6%. they make up 10% of the republicans likely to vote in tuesday s primary. for all of this and our political coverage, but for now we ll take you to the d documentary mystery double lives. for a year and a half medical city hospital in dallas, texas, has been home to conjoined twins ahmed and mohamed. it s june 2002 when they arrive from cairo with a dedicated medical team. here in dallas doctors not only question how to separate the twins without sacrificing one for the other, but they also must face the ethical question. should they? is it really the right thing to
Boy s blood supply was going actually to his twin. and it was relatively balanced. so blood was coming in, and it was going partially to their brother. and you can imagine if you tie off your drainage of blood from your brain, your brain will get swollen and could become severely damaged. so we were concerned. we didn t know exactly how the brain would reroute the blood. the surgeons believe that small blood vessels will take up the flow and do the job. but these vessels are so minuscule they can t even be seen on scans. still, the surgeons are cautiously optimistic. on october 4th, 2003 the twins mother, sabah, arrives in dallas after not seeing her boys for 16 months. the surgery is only a week away. this is the moment about which she has been dreaming. translator: whenever i go to bed at night, i feel that they are both with me but separated, not joined.