Born attached at the abdomen and sharing a kidney and two legs, conjoined twins Kendra and Maliyah Herrin have faced challenges that are beyond what most of us could ever imagine.
So what happened when their parents faced an unthinkable decision to separate them? How did the twins survive, and were they ever the same again?
This heart-wrenching decision is just the start of their journey, filled with courage, heartbreak, and hope. It’s an inspiring story of two sisters who have overcome the impossible, but at what cost?
Attached at the Abdomen, Twins Kendra and Maliyah Were Born in 2002
In a Salt Lake City hospital, two baby girls were born joined together at the abdomen. The twins, named Kendra and Maliyah Herrin, had a rare condition which meant they shared a pelvis, a kidney, and a liver. Despite the odds stacked against them, the Herrin twins defied all expectations by surviving birth and making it out of the womb. The doctors had warned Kendra and Maliyah’s parents that their chances of survival were slim.

Although Kendra and Maliyah miraculously survived birth, the reality of their condition left many wondering how much longer the twins could live; would they beat the odds, or would their time together be tragically cut short?