Hauser Lake, a rough gem in the foothills of Idaho’s Selkirk Mountains, is a half-hour’s drive from Spokane or Coeur d’Alene. And a million miles from both. Rarely do tourists ogle the water from the rocky banks; few vacation…
Two to Hold, Annelise holds sister Kathleen and Troy holds Charity as the family sits at home a month after surgery separated the conjoined twin girls.
Welcome Home, Brother, sisters, and cousins welcome the girls home after a month in the hospital recovering from the surgery that separated the conjoined twins.
Two Girls, Two Bodies, Vaneice comforts daughters Charity (left) and Kathleen as they lay together in the hospital recovering from the separation surgery.
Prayer Gathering, Before SurgeryFamily, friends and church members gather for a day-long prayer meeting two days before the twins leave for the hospital.
Skin Stretching, Charity cries out as mom, Vaneice, and dad, Greg, prepare to inflate skin-stretching balloons placed under the twins’ skin to provide skin to close the opening from surgery.
Physical Therapy, Physical therapist, Andrea Wheeler, helps the twins with stretching and exercises that will strengthen them for the separation surgery.