喜极而泣：连体婴儿16小时的脑部分离手术成功

导读:Jodan和Anias一出生就是脑部连体婴儿，现在他们终于可以看见彼此的眼睛。希望拥有天使般笑容的他们能健康快乐地成长。

Jodan and Anias have been attached at the head for 13 months, now they can finally look each other in the eye.

Jodan和Anias自出生头部相连已经有13个月了，现在他们终于可以看见彼此的眼睛。

They’ve been inseparable, quite literally, for 13 months.

他们彼此一直不可分离长达13个月之久，毫不夸张地说。

But now twins Jodan and Anias will finally be able to look each other in the eye for the first time.

但是现在双胞胎Jodan和Anias第一次终于可以看见彼此的眼睛了。

The pair were born in September last year conjoined at the head.

这对双胞胎自去年9月出生就是头部相连。

The chances of conjoined twins arriving stillborn is high, with a survival rate of only 5 to 25 per cent overall.

连体婴儿的流产率很高，整体的生存率只有5%到25%。

Doctors had given their mother Nicole McDonald and father Christian the opportunity to abort the hugely complicated birth.

医生们给他们的妈妈Nicole McDonald和爸爸Christian机会，停止此次艰难复杂的生产。

But Nicole said she was determined to give the boys a chance at life.

但是Nicole称她下定决心要给孩子们一次生存的机会。

I had heard their heart beats...they spent their life listening to mine, Nicole wrote on her GoFundMe page.

“我能感受到他们的心跳……他们一直在听我说话，”Nicole在GoFundMe（众筹平台）上写道。

It was my job as their mother to give them life and I decided that I would give everything up, if need be, to do so.

“作为他们的妈妈，赐予他们生命是我的责任。如果需要的话，我决定我也愿意放弃一切来这么做。”

And after 16 hours of surgery in New York, Jadon and Anias have been separated.

在纽约进行了16个小时的手术之后，两兄弟终于分开了。

Nicole, who has managed to raise more than $150,000 for the twins medical care, has been documenting the incredible story on her Facebook page.

Nicole为双胞胎设法筹募了超过15万美元医疗护理的善款，她在其脸书上写下这个令人难以置信的故事。

Dr James Goodrich led the surgical team who carried out the operation at the Montefiore Medical Center.

James Goodrich医生带领外科团队，在Montefiore医疗中心进行手术操作。

His first words to Nicole afterwards were: "Well, we did it".

手术结束后，医生对Nicole说的第一句话是：“嗯嗯，我们做到了。”

At one point, the procedure became so complicated it was almost abandoned.

手术过程如此复杂以至医生曾一度要放弃。

Anias, in particular, had a very difficult time.

尤其是Anias经历了一次最难熬的时期。

His blood pressure and heart rate dropped dangerously low and required a further five hours of care.

他的血压跟心率降到极其的低，有生命危险,另外还需要5小时的监护。

Doctors still fear he may not be able to move one side of his body at first.

一开始，医生们还很害怕他可能无法移动自己一侧的身体。

And the boys still face months of critical care.

两兄弟仍然面临着数月的重症监护。