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GoFundMe had raised almost $120,000 to help the Castle family with expenses as the twins medical needs require them to travel back and forth between Alabama and Philadelphia.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has successfully separated 25 pairs of conjoined twins since 1957.
Conjoined twins occur once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births. About 70% of conjoined twins are female, and most are stillborn.
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Conjoined twin girls born at Philadelphia hospital: ‘We love them so much’
Updated 3:59 PM;
Conjoined twin baby girls, the daughters of an Alabama pastor and his wife, were successfully delivered Thursday morning at a Philadelphia hospital.
Susannah and Elizabeth Castle were born at 10:06 a.m. at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Stephanie and Dwight Castle, who is pastor of missions at Redeemer Community Church in Avondale. The girls, at Wednesday’s preop appointment, were weighing just under 5 pounds each.
“The girls are here!” the couple posted on Facebook. “Stephanie was an absolute champ and did awesome and is also recovering well. We are so thankful for a smooth delivery without any complications. Thank you, Jesus.”
Alabama conjoined twin girls born at Philadelphia hospital: ‘We love them so much’
Updated 2:27 PM;
Conjoined twin baby girls, the daughters of an Alabama pastor and his wife, were successfully delivered Thursday morning at a Philadelphia hospital.
Susannah and Elizabeth Castle were born at 10:06 a.m. at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Stephanie and Dwight Castle, who is pastor of missions at Redeemer Community Church in Avondale. The girls, at Wednesday’s preop appointment, were weighing just under 5 pounds each.
“The girls are here!” the couple posted on Facebook. “Stephanie was an absolute champ and did awesome and is also recovering well. We are so thankful for a smooth delivery without any complications. Thank you, Jesus.”
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