A set of conjoined twins are competing in a state cheerleading competition in Texas with their mom as their head coach, almost ten years after being surgically separated. Scarlett and Ximena Hernandez Ambriz were born conjoined at the pelvis in 2016 alongside their triplet, Catalina, who was not attached. Surgeons at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, separated the infant girls in a 12-hour procedure. Though successful, doctors warned that the twins might never walk. Now, nine years later, they're competing as cheerleaders in a routine their mother, Silvia Hernandez, said celebrates the journey they've taken as a family. "Thanks to the doctors, they're here … walking and dancing," Silvia told ABC Corpus Christi affiliate KIII. “It’s like they were born again,” Silvia sa
Born conjoined, now cheerleaders: Twins compete 9 years after separation surgery
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