The father of conjoined twin boys born this week in Atlanta took to Facebook Friday to thank supporters and ask for their prayers as his wife and children recuperate,
USA Today reports.
Michael and Robin Hamby's twins — Asa and Eli — were born by Caesarean section at Northside Hospital in Atlanta on Thursday. Attached at the torso, arms and legs, the two cannot be separated because they share a heart and circulatory system.
Michael Hamby has been keeping family, friends and the media updated through their Facebook page.
"Robin's doing good, she was up and moving around last night," Michael Hamby said in his video update posted Friday. "The boys are doing OK, they're sleepy. They do have them on some assisted air, they do have them incubated, but they've got good color."
Conjoined twins occur just once every 200,000 live births, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. But their likelihood of survival is grim: Up to 60 percent are stillborn, and about 35 percent live only one day.
Michael Hamby said he and his wife appreciated all the messages wishing the family well and promised more updates.
"We just need a little break from all of the world so we can put our world into our boys," he said. "Y'all just pray for us."
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