<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Conjoined Twins</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/specials/twins?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><description>Conjoined Twins</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Lives Apart a Challenge]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57497-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57497-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're Going to Just Enjoy Our Family']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24104-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24104-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jade and Erin Buckles went home to Woodbridge Friday, just 13 days after surgeons at Children's Hospital National Medical Center separated the conjoined twins.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twins to Go Home After Fast Recovery]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22238-2004Jul1.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22238-2004Jul1.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jade and Erin Buckles, the 4-month-old conjoined twins who were surgically separated June 19, are expected to be discharged from Children's Hospital.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twins 'Doing Better Than Hoped For']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1070-2004Jun23.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1070-2004Jun23.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jade and Erin Buckles, the 4-month-old conjoined twins who were surgically separated Saturday at Children's Hospital, are recovering without complications.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgery a Twin Triumph]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56333-2004Jun20.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56333-2004Jun20.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Conjoined girls gain independence, and doctors celebrate the achievement.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Best Father's Day Gift Ever']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54813-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54813-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Surgeons at Children's Hospital in the District Saturday successfully separated 4-month-old girls conjoined at the chest and abdomen in an emotional day-long operation.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54341-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54341-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Surgeons successfully separated twins conjoined at the chest and abdomen this afternoon at Children's Hospital in the District.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Twins' Parents, a Pivotal Day]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50768-2004Jun17.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50768-2004Jun17.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After overcoming months of tremendous obstacles, Virginia couple prepares for the separation of their conjoined twins Saturday.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Calculated Delay]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35548-2004Jun11.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35548-2004Jun11.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The decision to postpone the separation of conjoined twins Jade and Erin Buckles illustrates the degree to which the complicated surgery, initially scheduled for Friday, remains a work in progress.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Separation of Twins]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8032-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8032-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Doctors try to anticipate the potential unknowns before a surgery to separate conjoined Virginia girls.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['They're Tough Kids,' Doctor Tells Parents]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8038-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8038-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One of the twins has the middle name of Faith. The middle name of the other is Hope. And the girls are the first set of such twins born in the Washington area in more than 20 years.]]></description><author> Martin Weil  and Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Next Critical Step]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17021-2004May11.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17021-2004May11.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kevin and Melissa Buckles are quickly learning the art of waiting as the Woodbridge couple gets closer to having their conjoined daughters separated.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing for Surgery]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43141-2004Apr26.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43141-2004Apr26.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Buckles family is facing several emotional challenges as a medical team is preparing to separate the conjoined twins, Jade and Erin, in June.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing an Uncertain Future]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4252-2004Apr11.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4252-2004Apr11.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Parents who gave birth to female twins conjoined at the abdomen in February are preparing for a June surgery to separate the babies.]]></description><author> Tamara Jones</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conjoined Twins Born At Naval Hospital]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28369-2004Mar3.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28369-2004Mar3.html?nav=rss_health/specials/twins</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A set of rare conjoined twins were delivered last week at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. The girls, who are joined at the abdomen, were described as stable and healthy two days after their birth Feb.  26.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item></channel></rss>