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IRANIAN twins who had been joined at the head have both died following an operation to separate them.

Blood loss and other complications had emerged during the procedure carried out on Ladan and Laleh Bijani, 29, at the Raffles Hospital, Singapore.

Ladan died shortly after being separated and Laleh lost her fight for life several hours later.

"Everyone upstairs is crying," said a nurse involved in the surgery.

The girls were born attached at the top of the skull and faced in opposite directions.

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:-( Saw that one of them didn`t make it earlier on, but very sad to see they both died.

Very Sad.

I have no idea and would not insult the family by attempting to guess how they feel.
The mental anguish and turmoil the parents and the twins must have experienced is equally unimaginable. The time spent before the operation would have been terrible enough without the knowledge that there was a very high probability that one of their children would not survive the operation. Now to have lost both their children is a tragedy that does not bear thinking about.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the parents, family, friends and the medical staff who tried so valiantly to save them both.
I do not believe in god or any supreme being but if I am wrong then the only wish I would have is that as the twins spent all their lives joined that they will now remain together in whatever place they and their families believe in.

Choagy.

Having just yesterday celebrated my 6 year olds birthday with him, I totally agree with Choagy about the unimaginable horror of losing your children.
What a dreadful time this must be for their parents and yes, thoughts from this little corner of the North are with the family. I hope this doesn`t sound crass but how do you adequately express your feelings when you don`t know the family or the people involved.
Flyer.

No Flyer, you do not sound crass at all.
The only reason I can give is my own. That reason for me is that to express sorrow and heartfelt wishes for the family concerned makes me feel glad to be a part of the wider worlds community or society.
I also hope that with this very small and extremely insignificant gesture some peoples hearts may be lifted in the knowledge that there are many millions of people throughout the world who do care enough to spend just a tiny fraction of their lives to express these sorrows. Merely reinforcing peoples hopes and beliefs that the world is not as bad as they may think at this sad time.
Many would say "Why feel sorrow for others you have not met" and would be correct in asking that.
However I can say honestly that there have been many many times in my life that I have wept not simply at the thought of the victim but simply as a result of being a parent or a brother or a son or even simply as a member of this human race.
Wept out of despair at the sheer futility and needless waste and destruction of young lives as a result of drug misuse.
Wept at the sight of a soldier caught on camera crumbling to the beach on D-Day shot and killed by a man who was in all probability not as old as my son.
Wept at the very memory of September the 11th.
Sad to say but I wept at the closing of Brockville , the home of Falkirk Football Club, and the last time I would be able to stand there with my friends and family and point out the seats my son and I sat in at his first game watching the team we love.
Not the same as tragedy but merely an indication as to how complex and strong we all can be but simply a further indication as to how fragile we all can be in heart and soul.

Choagy

This item was edited on Tuesday, 8th July 2003, 15:34

Its a shame that two very intelligent women died today. The part i find distressing is that they were born together,lived there lives together but they died apart, my heart goes out to them and there family.

Here is a copy of the letter publised on the hospital`s web site written by the twins:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3048706.stm

Laleh and Ladan Bijani and their families are in our thoughts and prayers. The sisters had achieved so much in their life that anyone would be proud of. Every picture I saw of them they were always smiling.

Words can`t express how my family feel - to hear one sister had lost her life and now both it is very very sad. Perhaps it was ment to be they would always be together.

Niteowl

Even though we may be a bunch of strangers brought together by a bunch of code, talking about a tragedy miles and miles away, we still manage to be thoughtful and sympathetic. Well done all - let us all agree that yet again lives have been cruelly ripped away, and, although the twins knew the risk, it just shows their bravery and determination that they went through with it. RIP Laleh and Ladan.

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Indeed RIP. Its a very sad story. It must have been a very difficult and very brave decision by Laleh and Ladan and their family to choose to have an operation that could result in the death of one or both. I hope their family can find strength remembering the short time their daughters did spend with them.