Parents of conjoined twins who were given less than 24 HOURS to live admit they were going to ABORT their babies after learning of their condition - as they reveal how girls are now defying doctors and thriving at age seven Chelsea and Nick Torres were told their daughters likely wouldn't survive They welcomed the conjoined twins, named Callie and Carter, in 2017 But the girls defied odds and are now thriving seven years later By Lillian Gissen For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:56 EDT, 18 June 2024 | Updated: 15:57 EDT, 18 June 2024 e-mail 18 View comments Parents of conjoined twins have revealed that doctors were so convinced they wouldn't survive more than 24 hours that they didn't even buy clothes for the youngsters - but they're now thriving seven years on. Chelsea and Nick Torres, from Blackfoot, Idaho , found out that they were expected conjoined twins in 2017 - and immediately, their hearts shattered.
Medical professionals told the couple that their daughters would only have a five per cent chance of living more than a day. While at first they considered getting an abortion, Chelsea ultimately decided to give birth to the little girls, who they named Callie and Carter - but they still expected the worst. Doctors were so sure that their daughters wouldn't make it past their first day that the pair didn't buy any clothes for them during the pregnancy, leaving them 'vastly unprepared' when Callie and Carter defied the odds and survived.
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