43. Emily Stark gave birth to conjoined twins
All The Wiser
Kimi Culp
4.8 • 652 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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In 2001, Emily Stark was newly married to the man of her dreams and pregnant shortly thereafter - with twins! And then a follow-up ultrasound appointment brought a shocking revelation. The twin girls were conjoined at the base of the spine. Emily and her husband were left with a difficult decision. Best case? They would be separated with no lingering effects. Worst case - the girls would be paralized from the connection point down. In this episode, Emily talks about making choices with no certainty of the outcome, why we are not meant to be in this world solo, and her greatest lesson of listening to your gut.
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| 2:15.3 | Imagine you're a year into your marriage, excited about becoming a mother, |
| 2:20.0 | and you find out you're pregnant. It's ultrasound day, and you find out you have twins. |
| 2:26.4 | Array, two babies. And then the doctor tells you something you could never have imagined. |
| 2:33.3 | Your twins are conjoined. Your two little babies |
| 2:37.1 | are sharing one body and there is no certainty ahead about their health, their survival, |
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