MENDING KIDS INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF LIFE WITH JOSIE AND TERESITA, “THE TWO MARIAS”

(Burbank, CA – August 1, 2011) Imagine being born a twin, and not being able to see your sibling’s face –– even though your eyesight is perfect, and your twin lives in the same house. That was the case for two little girls who were born nearly a decade ago in Guatemala. The sisters, who became known to the world as “the Two Marias,” were born craniopagus twins, conjoined at the head. In August 2003, with the help of Mending Kids International and a team of skilled surgeons at UCLA Medical Center, the girls were given a second chance at life. After a ground-breaking 23-hour surgery that