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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
| name = Joseph and Luka Banda | | name = Joseph and Luka Banda | ||
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In December 1997, Dr. Ben Carson, an American neurosurgeon, led a team of 50 Zambian and South African specialists to separate the 11-month-old twins in what was dubbed "Operation Impossible". The twins did not share any organs, but shared intricate blood vessels that flowed into each other's brains. | In December 1997, Dr. Ben Carson, an American neurosurgeon, led a team of 50 Zambian and South African specialists to separate the 11-month-old twins in what was dubbed "Operation Impossible". The twins did not share any organs, but shared intricate blood vessels that flowed into each other's brains. | ||
The team sang hymns to get them through the marathon procedure which lasted 30 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/08/10/separated.zambian.twins/ |title=African separated twins offer hope for 'little Marias' |publisher=CNN.com |date=2002-08-10 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}</ref> | The team sang hymns to get them through the marathon procedure which lasted 30 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/08/10/separated.zambian.twins/ |title=African separated twins offer hope for 'little Marias' |publisher=CNN.com |date=2002-08-10 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}</ref>On 31 December 1997, the operation was successful. "Soon after separation, the babies were seeing each other for the first time," said Dr. [[Tackson Lambart]], of [[University Teaching Hospital]] (UTH), who was among the Zambian team in the operation. | ||
==After the operation== | ==After the operation== | ||
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==Personal lives== | ==Personal lives== | ||
Joseph and Luka were born to David Banda and wife Joyce. They have five other siblings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/08/10/separated.zambian.twins/ |title=African separated twins offer hope for 'little Marias' |publisher=CNN.com |date=2002-08-10 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}</ref> and are residing in [[Chilenje]] South in Lusaka. | Joseph and Luka were born to David Banda and wife Joyce. They have five other siblings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/08/10/separated.zambian.twins/ |title=African separated twins offer hope for 'little Marias' |publisher=CNN.com |date=2002-08-10 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}</ref> and are residing in [[Chilenje]] South in Lusaka. | ||
In 2015, they graduate from high school.<ref name=post>[http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=13768 Ben Carson to visit Zambia] [[The Post]], 9 December 2015</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
