The transcript is a conversation between a mother and her conjoined twin daughters, Callie and Carter. They discuss various topics including their daily life, their wishes, their experiences at school, their interests, and their relationship with their brother. The conversation also touches on their medical condition, their wishes for the future, and their mother's experiences with their conjoined twin condition.
Here are some key points from the conversation:
- Callie and Carter are conjoined twins, sharing a body but not a heart. They are both partially deaf, with Carter being fully deaf in one ear and Callie being partially deaf in her inner ear. They receive speech therapy and are able to communicate effectively [Source: Transcript].
- The twins have a strong bond and enjoy each other's company. They participate in typical childhood activities, such as playing games and eating treats. They also show kindness towards each other and their younger brother [Source: Transcript].
- Despite their medical condition, Callie and Carter express a desire to live normal lives. They have dreams and aspirations, such as Callie wanting to be a mom and Carter wanting to be an adventurer [Source: Transcript].
- The mother talks about her experiences with the medical field's understanding of conjoined twins. She believes that each set of conjoined twins is unique, like a snowflake, and that their condition cannot be generalized [Source: Transcript].
- The mother expresses her love for her daughters and emphasizes that they are normal six-year-olds who happen to be conjoined. She advises people to treat them as they would any other child [Source: Transcript].
- The conversation ends with the mother expressing her desire for people to treat Callie and Carter as they would any other child, regardless of their medical condition [Source: Transcript].
Here are some key facts that I extracted from the text:
1. Callie and Carter are conjoined twins who share a body but have separate organs and personalities.
2. They were diagnosed at eight weeks, three days of pregnancy and their parents decided not to have an abortion or a separation surgery.
3. They go to school, therapy and the aquarium and enjoy playing games, toys and makeup.
4. They are partially deaf in their inner ears and get speech therapy.
5. They have a younger brother named Mykah who sometimes annoys them but they also love him.
6. They have different wishes, dreams and interests: Callie wants to be a mom and loves spaghetti, Carter wants to be an adventurer and see an alligator.
7. They have been called a spider by a classmate but they are not spiders, they are Callie and Carter.
8. They can walk, crawl, jump and spin with each other's coordination and strength.
9. Their mom says they are rewarding, normal and snowflakes; their dad says they are not the end of the story but a new life adventure.