Conjoined twins Asa and Eli Hamby with mom Robin shortly after they were born on Thursday, December 4, 2014.(Photo: Hamby Twins Facebook page)
ATLANTA — Conjoined twin boys born in Atlanta earlier this week
have died, their parents announced.
The twins passed away on Friday, their father announced in a Facebook post.
Michael and Robin Hamby's twins — Asa and Eli — were delivered by cesarean section at Northside Hospital here Thursday morning. Attached at the torso, arms and legs, the two could not be separated because they shared a heart and circulatory system.
The Hambys, who are from from Ladonia, Ala., arrived in Atlanta on Wednesday night. After the birth Thursday, the twins were transferred to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
Late Friday night, Michael Hamby posted an 8-minute message with his wife by his side saying, in part, "I'm sad, so sad to say that my sons passed away today at 5 o'clock. They fought long and hard."
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Hamby said that they were doing well last night, but "early this morning they started having a little bit of heart issues ... basically, one side of the heart was beating faster than the other."
Robyn Hamby, who was recovering at Northside Hospital, was rushed to Egleston to be with the twins, Michael Hamby said.
"Robyn got over there, we got love on them, and hold them and sing to them," Michael Hamby said.
The Hambys thanked supporters for prayers.
Spokeswomen for both hospitals declined to release any further information Saturday, citing privacy requests by the family.
Conjoined twins occur just once in every 200,000 live births, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Their likelihood of survival is grim: About 40% to 60% are stillborn.
Robyn Hamby is continuing to recovering at Northside Hospital, according to the video.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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