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Melissa Buckles checks on her twin daughters Jade, left, and Erin, who is largely paralyzed from the waist down. (Carol Guzy - The Post)
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 The Best Father's Day Gift Daughters of Melissa and Kevin Buckles are successfully separated.
 One Surgery of Many The Buckles family prepares for the separation of conjoined twins Jade and Erin.
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 Doctors Say Twins Are Healthy Post-surgery press conference with the medical staff and parents, Kevin and Melissa Buckles.
Lives Apart a Challenge 
Six months after being separated at Children's Hospital, Erin and Jade Buckles are starting to explore the world, but the once conjoined twins continue to face grave health risks.

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