The twins Bissie and Eyenga were born on November 6, 2018, and are Siamese twins connected by their abdomen😱.
Their birth was difficult, with a cesarean performed in a rudimentary clinic where only one nurse was present for the emergency delivery.
As soon as they let out their first cry, Laurelle, their mother, felt immense relief. However, upon seeing her daughters, so small and connected by their abdomen, the joy turned into fear. “At first, I was so scared, I cried all the time, I didn’t dare touch them… I was alone, I had to be reassured.”
The two sisters were fused by the belly, a rare anomaly that Laurelle didn’t know about. Although she has a twin brother, she didn’t expect to carry Siamese twins. Maternal love quickly overcame her fear. Laurelle learned to carry them and cuddle them, often keeping them lying on their side, which explained why, at one year old, they still couldn’t stand. “They fought, scratched each other, sometimes even nibbled,” says Laurelle, with evident tenderness.
However, things went differently in the village. Laurelle was rejected, accused of carrying abnormal children. Her husband abandoned her, and only her uncle provided support, helping her get her daughters admitted to the gynecological-obstetrics hospital in Yaoundé. This was the beginning of a long medical journey, which would eventually lead to surgery in France.
They encountered several difficulties, but they had a successful operation😱😱.
👉 Let’s look at the photos after the separation and already grown through the bond of the 1st comments👇👇👇👇.
La Chaîne de l’Espoir, a charitable organization, funded their journey to Lyon where the sisters were taken care of.
Their difficulties didn’t end upon arrival in France. Bissie, the more fragile of the two, was diagnosed with a heart condition and had to undergo open-heart surgery after the separation of the sisters😱. But at that moment, they showed strong solidarity.
Eyenga, seeing that her sister was receiving medical care, became protective, even defending her sister from medical exams.
The operation was successful, and the two sisters began a new chapter of their lives, although the separation was a shock for them. The once inseparable girls slowly adapted to the separation, learning to live more independently.
Bissie, although still weakened, is starting to smile, and the two little girls now eat everything, feeding on the baby food prepared by Aurore, a volunteer who welcomed them.
As part of their recovery, Laurelle plans to get a tattoo of her daughters’ names on her body, a symbolic gesture to exorcise the shame and rejection she endured in her home country.
She wants this tattoo to be a reminder of the love and support she received, and the hope she places in the future of her daughters.
