Twins Rosie (left) and Ruby Formosa (right) who were born joined at the abdomen and shared part of the intestine (Picture: PA Wire)

Conjoined twin sisters who doctors said had a slim chance of survival are now preparing for their first day at school.

Rosie and Ruby Formosa underwent life-saving surgery after they were born joined at the abdomen – sharing part of the intestine.

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Doctors at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital told parents, Angela and Daniel Formosa, their chances of survival were low.

But following a successful procedure, the four-year-olds are now packing their rucksacks and preparing their uniform for the start of school in September.


Angela, from Bexleyheath in Kent, thought she would never see the day.

Doctors were not sure what it was connecting the babies (Picture: PA)

She said: ‘Four years ago it wasn’t in my mind that this would ever happen.’



It was touch and go for the girls after doctors couldn’t tell what was connecting them.

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‘It was heartbreaking really – I was already worried that they were monoamniotic (where twins share an amniotic sac), and conjoined was the worst-case scenario,’ she said.

The twins were born at University College Hospital in London by caesarean section when Angela was 34 weeks pregnant.

Within a couple of hours of being born, they were taken to Great Ormond for emergency surgery because of an intestinal blockage.

The twins are now both healthy and are excited about starting school (Picture: PA Wire)

It wasn’t until the surgery that doctors could see what was going on.

The operation to separate them took five hours and the girls were well enough to go home at three weeks old.

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Now the two are excited to start their first day at school.

Angela said: ‘They are very similar, they are very bubbly little girls, they are very headstrong and very determined.’

The Formosa family are supporting the hospital’s charity through it’s Back To School Campaign – which is celebrating all of the children who are able to go to school thanks to care at the hospital.