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>> thats when i knew we had the right guy. >> go in his office. >> when you walk in there, you know hes got heads. not human heads but -- on the dresser, i mean, this guy is into his work. >> these are all basically cranial -- >> my understand ii understand goodrich in his office in montefiore. >> thats a clue. >> there are heads everywhere. but his mind is singularly focused on separating jadon and anias. >> the goal is ideally to have both children come out without neurological issues, but one...

>> and then it was just jadon. it was something i cant even explain. id waited for that moment, seeing them, for such a long time. i felt like all my dreams have come true, but at the same time, my heart was aching for my other baby that was downstairs. >> anias is still in operating room number ten. reconstructing his head is turning out to be more complicated than his brothers. the gourney that was supposed t take him to the nicu hours ago still lays empty. >> hes the one that needs so much mo...

Aguir aguirre. it worked. both boys survived. >> since doing it now, weve had no deaths, no mortalities. >> what has happened here -- >> no mortalities in nearly a dozen operations. >> sweet boy. >> a result he hopes for with jadon and anias. there is no time to lose. >> if you dont get them separated by 3, youve kind of lost that window. >> the mcdonalds know the clock is ticking. >> little munchkins. >> looking at their twins, they appear to be thriving just the way they are. laughing. singing...

Despite being premature, the boys are in remarkably good shape. nicole and christian decide to name them jadon and anias. their names mean god heard and god answered. heard and answered the daily prayers for their survival. >> we felt like god was already with us and really had been with us. >> but then anias begins to struggle. breathing issues, vision problems, heart failures, even seizures. it takes four rocky months to stabilize the twins. february 2016, they are finally ready to go home. >>...

Oh, my goodness. >> one month post separation. >> hi, buddy. >> a month of firsts for jadon and anias mcdonald. >> last time we were in this room, they were conjoined. >> first time in separate beds. first time being held. and first time actually seeing each other. >> you sticking your tongue out at me? >> its a new trick. >> he wants you to do it. youre going to smile? >> each day is new. like today, november 15th. its the first time nicole and christian will see jadons head without bandages. >...

>> you get this guilt like, oh, which baby do i go to, and how do i do it? its an odd change. jadon! >> and also remember her 3-year-old, aza, has not been allowed in intensive care, and nicole hasnt left since the surgery three weeks ago. finally she feels confident enough to leave. >> i was like, all right. were going to go to dinner. and we had a great time at dinner. >> until a message from the hospital. >> its like one of my worst moments, i swear. >> its not anias this time, but jadon. hes...

Were going to do it because everybody is here. >> its a textbook delivery. despite being premature, the boys are in remarkably good shape. nicole and christian decide to name them jadon and anias. their names mean god heard and god answered. heard and answered. the daily prayers for their survival. >> we felt like god was already with us and really had been with us. >> but then anias begins to struggle. breathing issues, vision problems, heart failures, even seizures. it takes four rocky months ...

Break. >> no break in the pain that he suffers. and no break for a mother torn between two very needy and separate pbabies. >> you get this guilt, like, oh, which baby do i go to, and how do i do it? it is an odd change. jadon. hi. >> also remember, her 3-year-old, aza, has not been allowed in intensive care. nicole hasnt left since the surgery three weeks ago. finally, she feels confident enough to leave. >> i was like, all right. were going to go to dinner. we had a great time at dinner. >> un...

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Work. >> these are all basically cranial -- >> i understand what the mcdonalds are talking about when i meet pedestrianic neurosurgeon james goodrich at childrens hospital in mont fear. there are heads everywhere, but his mind is singularly focused on separating jadon and anias. >> the goal ideally is to have both children come out without neurological issues, but one has to be realistic. i mean you cannot separate two brains, particularly if there is fusion, without the potential risk of someth...