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Ahelex t1_j65alfu wrote

What a rather unfortunate name for a children's hospital.

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shootemupy2k t1_j65je7z wrote

Name not withstanding, they really are a wonderful hospital.

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TooMad t1_j662rlg wrote

Regardless of the name I think it's a job well done.

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coldgator t1_j64m8d1 wrote

>The couple, who share two other children who are also patients at the hospital talked about their journey.

Um...maybe stop having kids now.

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Majestic_Yoghurt2409 t1_j64z1zy wrote

They're patients there in the same way you're a patient at your doctor's practice. None of their other kids are currently staying at the hospital. It's clumsy wording.

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sawyouoverthere t1_j650zk8 wrote

I don't know why they bothered to add that detail, since most people would not care where they took their children to hospital, unless it was the hospitalised children in question or they were currently in treatment there.

It's clumsy enough to not be just clumsy, but misleading.

eta: not only that but there are a lot more stories that say they were "adding to a family of five" and that there are three other children.

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Majestic_Yoghurt2409 t1_j6525q2 wrote

One of them gets regular treatment for sickle cell, but I agree it is misleading. There is a much better and detailed article you can read through the hospital's website.

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sawyouoverthere t1_j652x5i wrote

Yes...so not just "like a patient at a dr practice" then I guess, but being treated by the hospital as written. Not that SCA is anything to do with the conjoined twins, I don't think (I have no idea if there's any particular risk factor for conjoining)

But also....isn't that nearing a HIPAA violation to reveal who is a patient, when it's not part of the story in question? (I suppose the parents may have given consent for that to be shared)

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ontopofyourmom t1_j66ds1o wrote

It would only be a HIPAA violation if the hospital or insurance company made the disclosure.

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Nadamir t1_j65h0zy wrote

I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if their older kids were currently getting outpatient treatment at the hospital. I can imagine there might have been some psychological counselling going on just in case something happened.

Depending on their age, the idea of doctors cutting your little sisters apart might be a bit traumatic.

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Kal_El-of-Krypton t1_j64yykw wrote

I'd agree, but first need to know why the other two are hospital patients as well 😳

Is it incompatible gene pool or just really bad odds

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Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_j665xz3 wrote

As I understand it. They were conjoined high up around the breast bone. Sharing a liver, which was divided. Half to each. Liver will regrow.

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BaconPhoenix t1_j68vhg2 wrote

It's absolutely wild that the liver can just regrow itself after being cut in half.

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Padhome t1_j6b388h wrote

I believe the limit is around 30%

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Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_j65rgen wrote

Before surgery. They place a air bags under the skin. Slowly adding air to stretch the skin and allowing for new growth. That extra skin is used for the grafts.

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Wurm42 t1_j6860z8 wrote

None of the press coverage has gone into that level of detail.

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redander t1_j68gjlh wrote

Could've they used spray on skin for these kids?

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Dalisca t1_j64zifq wrote

They are freekin cute; so glad they are expected to recover!

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Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_j68hmn3 wrote

Yes it can be used in some situations but not in this case. The separation would cause too large a gape to use glue. That's why they do grafts to cover the large gape

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