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PHOTOS: Conjoined twins not expected to live learning to walk, thriving at school

The girls were born in Senegal in May 2016 and doctors expected them to live only days or weeks. Photo:

A pair of conjoined twins who were not expected to survive birth are thriving at ­school. Marieme and Ndeye Ndiaye, four, are also learning to walk with a frame, Wales Online reports. Proud dad Ibrahima said: “School was one of the steps I always prayed for to happen and now it is happening. You can’t imagine the joy for me to see them in school uniforms and sharing with other children despite whatever condition they are going through.

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