In the news recently, you may have seen a story about 20month old formerly conjoined twins Nima and Dawa from Bhutan.
The girls shared a liver and were connected from chest to pelvis before being successfully separated in November by a team of 25 surgeons, nurses and anaesthetists at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital.
For most of us, the story ends here when the girls left Melbourne. But for 2 lucky Mosaic Travellers, their introduction to Bhutan was enriched by a chance meeting with the family and an unexpected invitation.
Travellers G and R were lucky enough to be on the same flight to Bhutan as the twins and their Mum Bhumchu and can be seen pictured in the Herald Sun at the emotional reunion with their Father.
“Being there at the time was great but not as good as the next event which follows.”
Immediately after the flight had landed, the girls, parents and the rest of the family visited a near by 800 year old monastery. Coincidentally, this is the same monastery as G and R were scheduled to visit during their first hours in Bhutan!
After being noticed again by the family, they “included us in the ceremony at the monastery celebrating the return of the twins to Bhutan. Just TWO beautiful little girls, the family, G and I and the media.”
“A magic time in this magic country.”
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