Formally McDonald's Conjoined Twins Finally Separated

This  miraculous separation was made finally possible thanks to the dedicated staff at Blythedale Children's Hospital. In additional to physical therapy, they received speech and occupational therapy five days a week. The boys will still return for three days of therapy a week for the foreseeable future

The very last time the boys were home, Jadon and Anias were still conjoined at the head and any time their parents needed to move them, they had to carry them together in a carefully choreographed way.

The family lived in a rental home in the Bronx. but recently they have their own home. They have been longing to push the boys in strollers to the park. They want to take them to the local pizza joint. Simply put, they just want to be a family.

"I can't wait to show them the world," Nicole happily said.

More than anything else, "I'm just so excited for them. I'm sure they just want to come home and be with their family, and we want them to come home." Christian said

Both parents express their heart warming gratitude to everyone who have reached out to them and prayed for their boys. Devout Christians, the parents say their faith has sustained them during this arduous journey.

"Times like this really shows us that it is God's help," Christian said. "God works through people and this have strengthened my faith. If I didn't have God in my life, I would not have made it."
A member of their church donated their minivan. Strangers generously gave more than $340,000 to the family's GoFundMe account -- money that has supported the family the past year, aided in the purchase of their home and helped pay off huge medical bills.

Meanwhile, the journey has in no way been easy, months since the surgery have seen both boys stave off seizures and serious infections that resulted in trips to the intensive care unit. But the parents say they are ready to handle whatever comes next.

"We had miracle upon miracle upon miracle happen with these children to get them to where they are now," Nicole said. "We have our children coming home."

Infant Anias has struggled the most, both before and after the surgery. With twins joined at the head, one tends to be more dominant. In this case, Jadon was the dominant one, whose body worked overtime to keep both of them alive. Anias has struggled with breathing and other issues, compared with his brother. Anias's body also rejected the skull cap that had been placed under his skin to protect his brain, and it had to be surgically removed. He will probably undergo another surgery for a new skull cap when he is 7 years old. Until then, he will wear a protective helmet.

Recently, Anias recovery have been tremendous too, according to his physical therapist, Maureen Carroll. Although he is a few months behind Jadon's progression, he has made progress.

According to Carroll , when Anias first came to physical therapy, he was so scared of people and using only his left side. but now, he's kicking both feet and routinely using his right hand to stick his foot in his mouth. He's become social with his twin and older brother. Even though he feeds through a feeding tube, he is 4 pounds heavier than Jadon now, weighing in at 28 pounds.

"He wants to play. He wants to move -- and that's amazing," Carroll said. "The child who was afraid of people at first now wants to interact with the world. He's motivated, and that's huge."

What excites her the most about Anias, she said, is that "he's excited to be here, and he's excited to move."

"That's what makes my job so easy," she said. "I'm just going along for the ride. He's the one who is the hero and the miracle."