The parents of newly separated Cork twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffhaf are maintaining a bedside vigil for their sons, who are in intensive care at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Doctors today said that twins were in a stable condition which had not changed overnight following their 14-hour surgery which was completed early yesterday morning.
The four-month-old brothers now face a lengthy recovery and the Benhaffhaf family have relocated to London to be close to the twins, who remain under the care of a team of specialist doctors.
Parents Angie and Azzedine Benhaffhaf issued a heartfelt thank you to the people of Ireland for an unprecedented outpouring of support and goodwill in a statement released by the hospital following the successful complex surgery.
“Words cannot express the relief and love we feel for our two boys. We thank God, we thank the surgeons and the gifted team at reat Ormond Street Hospital, and we thank from the bottom of our hearts the Irish nation and everyone who prayed for our beloved twins,” they said.
Locals in the family’s hometown of Carrigtwohill said their prayers had been answered following an anxious wait for news of the conclusion of the operation on Thursday.
The next few days are crucial for the four month old boys, born six weeks premature on Decmber 2nd, 2009.
A statement on their progress is expected to be released by the hospital over the weekend.