13. The Second Operation Kept Everyone On Their Toes

The first operation was a success and very stressful, but the second one was what kept everyone on their toes. As soon as the doctors took the detachable top of skull off the brain, the twins began bleeding.
Safa had clots in the veins in her neck, interrupting the normal draining of blood. This caused more blood flow in Marwa’s brain, pushing up her blood pressure and lowering Safa’s blood pressure.