JEDDAH, 5 June 2007 — Parents of former conjoined twins Ahmed and Muhammad, who were separated at King Abdul Aziz Medical City in Riyadh three years ago, expressed their gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan for the care they gave to the twins during their stay in the Kingdom.
They said the twins had received excellent care and support at Prince Sultan City for Humanitarian Services (PSCHS) in Riyadh where they were provided with artificial limbs, helping them to walk and move around without a wheelchair.
“This has made us extremely happy and given us greater hope about the future of our children,” the father of the twins told Arab News. He said Prince Faisal ibn Sultan, secretary-general of Prince Sultan Charitable Foundation, had personally followed up the twins’ case while they were in the humanitarian city.
The PSCHS formed a medical team in April to conduct necessary tests on the twins in order to fit prosthetic limbs for them. The team said it was difficult to provide the twins with artificial limbs as they lacked some upper limbs. The twins had received artificial limbs before but they were not able to use them, as they did not conform to their requirements.
The medical team confirmed that they had fixed the artificial limbs on the twins in its final form, adding that the process took only four weeks.
One of the twins can now walk quickly with the help of the limbs. The parents have been instructed how to use the limbs and how to take care of the children.
