A husband and spouse from Maguindanao del Sur traveled all the way in which to Metro Manila to hunt assist for his or her 1-year-old conjoined twins.
According to a report on “24 Oras,” Wednesday, Sultan Adbullah and Jedana Ati have been overjoyed at first after they discovered they have been anticipating twins.
But when Jedana gave start in July final yr, they discovered that their infants, Dea and Isa, are conjoined twins who’re connected collectively from their chest to their stomach.
“Nung binubuhat ko sila nakatayo. Tapos ‘yung inuubo ‘yung isa, nasasaktan ‘yung isa tsaka umiiyak silang sabay,” Jedana stated.
In the hopes of consulting a specialist, the household made the lengthy journey to Manila and took shelter in a small cramped area.
Following the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s suggestion, Sultan and Jedana sought the assistance of the GMA Kapuso Foundation for his or her infants.
GMA Kapuso Foundation instantly referred the twins to a specialist and the women underwent a 2D echo.
“Dalawa po ‘yung puso, hindi sila isa lang. Ang kaso lang, magkadikit ‘yung ventricle nila ‘yung babang bahagi ng chamber. ‘Yung isa po isa lang ang atrium niya na nakadikit sa kabilang atrium,” stated pediatric surgeon Dr. Beda Espineda.
The twins might want to endure a CT scan, which is able to value greater than P100,000.
“Puwedeng malaman dun kung meron siyang sharing ng puso or meron siyang magkadikit or magka-share sila ng malaking ugat,” he stated.
“Sana po matulungan n’yo po ako sa anak ko po na mapaghiwalay,” Jedana stated.
For those that have an interest to assist, the GMA Kapuso Foundation is accepting donations by financial institution deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank bank card, and Lazada.
For extra info, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—Carby Basina/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
