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Twins get new shot at life: 5 brilliant stories this week

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Twins get new shot at life: 5 brilliant stories this week Conjoined twins who got "chances for better lives" make this week's list of inspiring stories. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jEYNzk In this 2016 photoMarino Abel Camacho holds his conjoined daughters, Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho, before surgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. Newser is a USA TODAY content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the Web.

Conjoined twins separated in 21-hour operation

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Twin 11-month-old girls who were formerly conjoined have been separated after undergoing a marathon surgery at a suburban New York children's hospital. A team of more than 50 medical professionals helped perform the delicate 21-hour operation to separate Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla over two days beginning January 17. The twins, who were born in the Domincan Republic, had been connected by a bone at the base of the spine.