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    Miniature Medical Marvels

    Parents of conjoined twins talk about "hardest decision" after successful surgery

    Claire St. Amant
    Aug 30, 2013 | 9:46 am

    On Thursday, the parents of conjoined identical twins Owen and Emmett Ezell spoke to the media for the first time since their miracle babies were born more than a month ago. The twins recently underwent a complicated separation surgery at Medical City Children's hospital in Dallas and are now in stable condition.

    Owen and Emmett are still on breathing machines, but they now have their own digestive systems, thanks to extensive surgery to connect their intestinal tracts. The boys were joined from breast bone to belly button.

    "I just cried. It was amazing to see them," said Jenni, who has chronicled the entire experience on her blog.

    Dave and Jenni Ezell said making decisions about the complicated birth of their sons was the hardest thing they've ever had to do. After an MRI showed the twins were conjoined, the couple's first doctor recommended they abort the babies, because they had such a small chance of surviving.

    "It was the hardest decision a mother has to make about her babies," Jenni said through tears as she recalls the experience. But the doctor preparing to do the abortion sent Jenni to Medical City Children's hospital in Dallas for a second opinion. That was when a doctor told the Ezells there was a good chance the boys could survive birth and beyond.

    "I could not contain my joy," Jenni said. "From that point on, we have stuck with Medical City."

    The couple praised the doctors, nurses and surgeons at Medical City, calling them close friends and practically family. "I guess the lesson here is, have faith," Dave said.

    Due to the twins' high risk of infection, the couple hasn't yet held Owen and Emmett, but Dave and Jenni are with them as much as possible and are allowed to touch them. Jenni said the first meeting between mother and sons was emotional.

    "I just cried. It was amazing to see them," said Jenni, who has chronicled the entire experience on her blog.

    Doctors aren't sure when the boys will be able to go home and join the Ezells' other two sons in Dallas. Although they estimate the twins will need at least two or three more surgeries, the most complicated procedure is complete.

    "I'm already planning their first birthday party," Jenni said. "I'm looking forward to everything."

    Owen Ezell is in stable condition.

    Owen Ezell
      
    Photo courtesy of Medical City Dallas
    Owen Ezell is in stable condition.
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    R.I.P., Mayor Turner

    How to pay respects as late Houston mayor Sylvester Turner lies in state

    ABC13 Staff
    Mar 11, 2025 | 11:46 am
    Mayor Sylvester Turner
    Photo courtesy of Mayor's Office, City of Houston
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    The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner - the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18.

    He died Wednesday, March 5 at 70 years old.

    Turner was in attendance at President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress last week. According to his family, he was taken to the hospital Tuesday night and later released while in Washington, D.C. At 5:45 am Wednesday, he died at home from enduring health complications, the family said.

    Turner will lie in state at the Houston City Hall rotunda on Tuesday, March 11. The memorial began at 9 am with brief remarks from Mayor John Whitmire. The rotunda will be open to visitors until 7 pm Tuesday.

    Members of the public are invited to sign the book of condolence at the entrance to City Hall. Visitors are asked not to stop in the rotunda to talk, take photographs, or video so that the line continues to move without delay.

    After he's honored in Houston, Turner will "lie in honor" at the State Capitol in Austin on Thursday and Friday.

    Then, he'll return to his hometown for the last time for his funeral on Saturday at 1 pm at The Church Without Walls on Houston's northwest side, where Turner attended church for 35 years.

    Turner's family is asking guests attending the service to wear blue.

    A private burial will follow.

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    Read the full story, with video, on CultureMap's news partner, ABC13.com.

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