Their chances of survival were estimated at only 20 percent, but doctors managed to perform a miracle and separate the sisters

😱😵Their chances of survival were estimated at only 20 percent, but doctors managed to perform a miracle and separate the sisters. Today, years later, these girls run, laugh, and go to school.

When the little conjoined twins were born, doctors didn’t believe they would survive. Their chances of survival were estimated at just 20 percent.

Right after birth, the twins were placed under round-the-clock supervision by specialists at the children’s hospital. There began a long preparation for an operation that could have ended either as a miracle or as a tragedy.

And after almost a year, following months of waiting, the operation began — it lasted 26 hours. When it was over, doctors recorded for the first time two separate heartbeats.

😲😮Today, years later, these girls run, laugh, and go to school holding hands — not because they have to, but because they want to.

Their photos and the full story are in the first comment👇👇

When little Knataly Hope and Adeline Faith were born in Texas in the spring of 2014, doctors barely believed they would survive. The girls were conjoined twins — one body, two hearts, and one shared life journey.

Their chances of survival were only 20 percent. That’s why their parents gave them names with deep meaning: Hope and Faith.

Immediately after birth, the twins were placed under constant observation by specialists at Texas Children’s Hospital. There began a long preparation for an operation that could become either a miracle or a tragedy.

For months, surgeons stretched the skin on the girls’ chests and abdomens, creating a reserve of tissue so their bodies could be closed after separation.

And then, in February 2015, after months of waiting, the marathon operation began — it lasted 26 hours. In the room — twenty-two surgeons, six anesthesiologists, and eight nurses.

Using a 3D model of the girls’ bodies, the team separated the organs millimeter by millimeter, heart from heart, life from life. When it was all over, doctors recorded for the first time two separate heartbeats.

Today, years later, these girls run, laugh, and go to school holding hands — not because they have to, but because they want to.

Knataly is energetic and lively; Adeline is calm and gentle. They are still undergoing therapy, but every step they take is a reminder that the impossible is possible.

The girls’ mother, Elys Mata, cannot hold back her tears:

“I once doubted whether they would be strong enough… Now I look at them and can’t understand how I ever doubted it. They are a miracle — created by faith, science, and love.”

The story of the Mata twins has become a symbol that hope truly heals, and that medicine can not only give life — it can divide one heart into two and keep both beating.