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More on Erin Buckles

Here are previous stories we've written on Erin Buckles. Read her tale from the beginning.

Two Hearts Beating As One
February 2006 issue 

Erin and Jade were born attached, with Erin's heart inside her sister's chest. They survived a risky separation, and Erin is now partially paralyzed. Doctors can't say if she'll ever walk, but the twins' parents have reason to hope: They call the girls their miracles.

Miracle Girl
November 2007 issue

Erin and her twin sister were attached at birth. The risky surgery that separated them left Erin partially paralyzed, and no one knew if she’d ever walk. Now three years old, she’s defying the odds.

>> Read the latest update on Erin Buckles in the June 2010 issue of The Washingtonian.  

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