The story of Zita and Gita Rezakhanov - conjoined twin girls - is an illustrative example of a real struggle for life. They had to endure a lot, but the difficulties did not break them, but only tempered their character and willpower.
Siamese twins - two with the same body
Before, children fused in the womb were a phenomenon, at present it is already difficult to surprise. What do Siamese twins actually look like and why are they called that? The thing is that in the embryonic period, the development of some babies goes wrong. In this case, identical twins may not completely separate. Then they will have common internal organs or body parts.
The name itself comes from twin boys born at the beginning of the 19th century - Eng and Chang. They were born in the city of Siam (modern Thailand). The children grew together at the waist. The laws at that time were harsh, and they could well have taken their lives, but the kids miraculously survived. Subsequently, these Siamese twins became world famous, even married, and they had their own children who were born without any special pathologies. In 1874, Chang died in his sleep, and after a whiletime passed away and Eng.
Birth of Zita and Gita Rezakhanov
In 1991, fused girls were born in Kyrgyzstan. These children were also a rare variety of Siamese twins - ischiopagus. They had three legs for two and one common pelvis. The babies were named Zita and Gita in honor of the heroines of the Indian film of the same name, which at that time was very popular among the people. Doctors could not give any guarantees that the girls would live long.
However, their mother - Zumriyat - did not abandon her daughters, although she was very worried and did not know how she would cope with all this. Neighbors behind her were gossiping about why she had such strange children. At that time, the woman was only 24 years old, and in addition to newborns, there were two more babies in her arms. She began to pray to God to save their lives. Subsequently, Zumriyat gave birth to another daughter and discovered new strength in herself to inspire hope for the best in the souls of her girls. Thus began the story of Zita and Gita Rezakhanov.
Life of Siamese twins before "separation"
Mother wanted her daughters not to have a feeling of loneliness and abandonment, therefore, using every opportunity, she tried to make their life the same as that of other ordinary children: she played and walked with the girls, was engaged in the development of sisters. They soon began to walk, talk, quickly learned to read. Zita and Gita Rezakhanovs were cheerful and positive, very affectionate as children.
Only one circumstance began to weigh on the sisters over time: theyI wanted separation. The girls loved each other, but dreamed of a full life, when each would have their own body. At the age of 10, they asked God to hear prayers and help them realize what they wanted. Zumriyat saw their experiences and sent letters around the world, where they could help the twins. The sisters' father also supported and did not abandon the family when trouble came to the house.
Operation to "separate" Zita and Gita
Help for the sisters came from Russia: Elena Malysheva invited her mother to show the girls in her program “Live he althy”. The transmission was attended by doctors who agreed to do everything possible for the Siamese twins. In 2003, they were admitted to the N. F. Filatov Moscow Hospital, where doctors performed a complex operation to “separate” the children. Zita and Gita Rezakhanovs existed in the same body before the operation, and after it, each of the sisters had one kidney left. Feces and urinals were taken outside.
They stayed in Russia for another 3 years, because it was necessary to undergo a long rehabilitation course and learn to walk again, because now they had one leg each. Gita Rezakhanova was more lively and active than her sister, but this did not prevent them from getting along well with each other. The "separated" Siamese twins had to get used to the idea that in some ways they still could not be like other girls: wearing tight dresses, dancing.
Difficult period in the life of sisters after rehabilitation
After the "separation" Zita, in order to support a weakened body, it tooka few more operations in foreign clinics. It was also necessary to purchase better and more comfortable prostheses. All this required large sums, which the mother of the girls, for lack of funds, literally begged from the authorities of Kyrgyzstan. About who Zita and Gita Rezakhanovs are, how the girls were “divided”, gradually became known to many people. Zumriyat then helped Russian charitable organizations a lot.
At the same time, a question arises regarding the education of the sisters. They wanted to get medical education. Zumriyat wrote a letter to Dmitry Medvedev. He said that girls could enter the Moscow Medical College for free without taking entrance exams. But later this privilege was denied to them. Zita and Gita were very worried about everything that was happening. It was difficult for the sisters to come to terms with the fact that they would not be able to realize themselves in this way. They also began to be overwhelmed by the thought that they would never be able to have children.
Zita and Gita's second dream come true
Zumriyat struggled with her daughters' depression as best she could. She talked to them, gave illustrative examples from the lives of other people with disabilities, and then realized that her girls needed faith. Over time, religious literature became a source of comfort, which Zita and Gita Rezakhanovs loved to read. The nationality of the sisters is Lezginki, the main religion of this people is Islam. The sisters asked their mother to send them to study at a Muslim school - a madrasah.
It helped the girls find their way intoof life, not to become embittered because of physical imperfection, but, on the contrary, to remain as bright and open to others. After one of the broadcasts of the program “Let them talk,” the sisters fulfilled their second dream. Gita Rezakhanova and her sister Zita got the opportunity to visit the mosque in Grozny and in the future to make the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca - the religious center of Muslims). They were helped by Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of Chechnya.
The role of a mother in the life of sisters
Zumriyat admits that she had to go through a lot to make the girls happy and find themselves in this life. She did not give them up when the twins were born with such a defect. Without support, it would be difficult for them to cope with everything. Zita and Gita Rezakhanov themselves, how they “separated” them, how they nursed them after a difficult operation, remember and are infinitely grateful to their mother. After all, she constantly supports them in faith in the best, advises them to endure the problems that have arisen without losing optimism.
Of course, when Zita and Gita Rezakhanovs had a common body before the operation, and it was difficult for the girls to move around doing any household chores, Zumriyat was simply an indispensable assistant for them. However, after the operation and as they grew older, the sisters began to understand that they had to learn to do many things themselves, since, unfortunately, mother is not eternal.
No more Zita Rezakhanova
The he alth of the girls left much to be desired. In 2013, Zita's condition began to deteriorate sharply. The girl had to take strongpainkillers to keep you awake. In 2015, she was diagnosed with pneumonia, as well as kidney problems. Gita Rezakhanova was very worried about her sister and tried to be close to her, because Zita was gradually weakening.
In the same year, on October 19, the Siamese twins celebrated their common birthday, and on October 29, Zita died, and she really wanted to live. She had a stress ulcer, which was complicated by bleeding. Zita was 24 at the time of her death. Gita Rezakhanova took the loss of her sister hard. It was difficult for her, but she found the strength to live on, to continue her studies, although the girl's he alth is also far from ideal.
