{"id":19533,"date":"2024-08-14T16:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=19533"},"modified":"2024-08-16T13:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:29:28","slug":"in-the-small-amount-of-time-that-we-had-with-them-they-really-changed-our-lives-couple-chooses-life-for-conjoined-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2024\/08\/in-the-small-amount-of-time-that-we-had-with-them-they-really-changed-our-lives-couple-chooses-life-for-conjoined-twins.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIn the small amount of time that we had with them, they really changed our lives.\u201d Couple Chooses Life For Conjoined Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_19536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19536\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2024\/08\/conjoined-twins_credit-Conjoined-Dell-Twins-Facebook.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19536\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2024\/08\/conjoined-twins_credit-Conjoined-Dell-Twins-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conjoined Dell Twins \/ Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Atlanta couple is sharing the painful but beautiful story of their conjoined twins, who were fused at the heart and lived only one hour after delivery. Amelia Jane and Elhora Auri were born to their parents on February 29, each weighing 3.5 pounds and embracing one another. Matthew and Breanna Dell learned their babies were conjoined in November at 17 weeks of pregnancy. An ultrasound revealed two babies, but a single heartbeat. \u201cEverything changed in that moment. I started to panic and cry,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/atlanta-couples-conjoined-twin-daughters-fused-heart-lived-hour-gift-god\">said<\/a> Breanna. Despite multiple appointments afterwards and consultations, the couple soon had to face the fact the babies could not be separated and there was no chance of survival.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, however, refused to abort the babies. \u201cOur thought process was always, \u2018What can we do to save them and keep them,\u2019\u201d said Breanna. She added that their faith was the biggest factor in helping them to make their decision. \u201cI don&#8217;t know how anybody could get through a situation like that without having faith.\u201d The babies were delivered with family members present at the hospital, each getting to hold the babies and say their good-byes. The Dells\u2019 16-month-old son was also able to see the girls. \u201cIt was extremely hard. I was glad for the time that I was able to hold them. They were sweet. They&#8217;re very beautiful, beautiful little babies,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/outpouring-of-support-after-georgia-couple-conjoined-twins-survived-an-hour-8690805\">said<\/a> Matthew. \u201cThey didn&#8217;t ever cry or open their eyes, but they had a heartbeat. They were beautiful. I told them they were beautiful,\u201d agreed Breanna. \u201cTheir lives were so meaningful. In the small amount of time that we had with them, they really changed our lives.\u201d She called the moment when the girls passed away \u201cpeaceful.\u201d \u201cThey&#8217;re at peace. I&#8217;m at peace,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The couple has since been surrounded by support worldwide, with over 6,000 mourners tuning into a livestream for the girls\u2019 memorial service. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-amelia-and-elhora-dells-medical-needs\">GoFundMe<\/a> was also started for the couple to help with medical expenses. The page has earned over $40,000 in donations. \u201cOf course, we wish that they were here, but we&#8217;re really grateful that they&#8217;re not suffering and not in pain. The people that follow on the Facebook page have just been so kind &#8230; I really wish I could give them all a big hug. They&#8217;re very sweet, and I like to keep those people updated because they&#8217;ve been so meaningful in our lives,\u201d Breanna said of the support they have received. Despite the heartache, the couple still plans to expand their family in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Atlanta couple is sharing the painful but beautiful story of their conjoined twins, who were fused at the heart and lived only one hour after delivery. Amelia Jane and Elhora Auri were born to their parents on February 29, each weighing 3.5 pounds and embracing one another. Matthew and Breanna Dell learned their babies&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":630,"featured_media":19536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-inspiring-people"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cIn the small amount of time that we had with them, they really changed our lives.\u201d Couple Chooses Life For Conjoined Twins<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2024\/08\/in-the-small-amount-of-time-that-we-had-with-them-they-really-changed-our-lives-couple-chooses-life-for-conjoined-twins.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cIn the small amount of time that we had with them, they really changed our lives.\u201d Couple Chooses Life For Conjoined Twins\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An Atlanta couple is sharing the painful but beautiful story of their conjoined twins, who were fused at the heart and lived only one hour after delivery. 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