Formerly conjoined twin released from hospital to join sister at home

HOUSTON – Formerly conjoined twin Adeline Faith Mata was discharged Tuesday from Texas Children's Hospital where she and her sister, Knatalye Hope, underwent a successful separation surgery on Feb. 17. Adeline now joins her sister, who was discharged on May 8.

In February, Knatalye and her sister Adeline Faith were surgically separated in a nearly 30-hour surgery.

The Mata family is from Lubbock. They traveled to Houston when they found out their twins were conjoined.

The girls were born in April 2014 and have been at Texas Children's ever since.

Doctors said they think Adeline could be released in the next few months.

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