Saba and Farah: The Forgotten Sisters Who Tie Rakhi to Salman Khan
It was almost 17 years ago when Salman Khan invited twin sisters from Patna to Mumbai and tied the knot with them. These sisters named Saba and Farah still remember the joy of playing carrom board with the famous actor of India. Salman Khan fans, these two sisters were in the news for a long time after that meeting.
Although the world has changed a lot over the years, what hasn’t changed is the life of Saba and Farah. Since birth, the two sisters have been surrounded by problems and deteriorating health, but now there is no one to ask them. Now there are no media cameras and no doctors come for their regular check-ups.
From getting up in the morning to brushing their teeth to going to bed at night, they do not find anything as easy as it is for ordinary people. Saba and Farah continue to fight the hardships of the body given by nature every moment.
Despite having two separate bodies and personalities, both are one. Both stand together, sit together, eat together and sleep together. It is not easy to understand the difficulties they face while bathing, changing clothes and eating.
Physical challenges and illness
Patna, the capital of Bihar, has now become colder. These two sisters are not feeling well these days. They have pain in the joints of their hands and feet due to which they have difficulty in sitting up. They don’t even feel hungry and they can’t even sleep properly.
Even after talking for a while, fatigue starts to appear on his face. She tries to lie on the bed. Farah was lying on the bed a moment ago, Saba felt some pain but Saba forced herself to lie on the bed two or three times.
It is not easy to see this pain of Saba and Farah in such a small work. This can give an idea of how she spends the whole day. If one sleeps, the other sister also has to sleep.
If one is asked to sit, the other also has to sit. While one sister watches TV, the other has to stare at the wall.
Saba says that earlier she used to watch TV for a while, but nowadays her health is not good, so she can hardly sit in front of TV for an hour.
The surprising thing is that when one sister has pain in her body, the other sister also feels it. This has been happening since childhood.
Such twins are very rare
In 2005, the case of Saba and Farah hit the headlines when they were brought to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital for treatment.
At that time, the prince of Abu Dhabi, Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was ready to bear the costs of his operation.
American neurosurgeon Benjamin Kerson also came to Delhi to see the case of these sisters. The operation to separate the two sisters was quite complicated.
Both had several vital nerves connected and Saba’s body did not even have a single kidney. Therefore, he also needed a kidney transplant.
That is why the family did not consider it appropriate to take the risk of the operation.
Saba’s brother says that this could have put their lives in danger. There was not even a 10 percent chance of one surviving. We are not ready to do the operation yet.
According to doctors, the chances of survival after birth of such twins are only five to twenty five percent.
Among them, girls are more likely to survive than boys. According to the available records of such cases, 70% of the 600 surviving twins were girls.
Support of the Supreme Court
In view of the critical condition of Saba and Farah, on August 21, 2012, the Supreme Court also ordered an investigation into them. Then in October 2012, an AIIMS team came to Patna to inspect them.
In April 2013, after the AIIMS report was submitted to the court, the Supreme Court issued several orders regarding the regular check-up and monitoring of Saba Farah.
According to media reports, Patna Medical College was ordered to conduct a regular check-up of the two sisters.
In its order, the Supreme Court also ordered the state government to pay Rs 5,000 per month for their maintenance. Later, the government increased this amount to 20 thousand rupees.
Saba’s brother Mohammad Tamanna told the BBC that we get Rs 20,000 per month from the state government. There is no complaint from the government regarding this. The AIIMS team initially came from Delhi for the investigation, followed by the PMCH team. She also came long before the spread of the covid disease, she did not come after it.
The BBC has also approached the Bihar government for regular checks on Saba and Farah.
There was no response from him for four days. Finally, on Monday evening, Patna Medical College informed that a team has been formed to examine Saba and Farah and this Friday (December 9) a team from PMCH will go to examine them.
The doctors of Apollo Hospital still remember the case of Saba and Farah. The public relations department of the hospital spoke to the doctors and said that this case had come to them many years ago but after that these people did not come again.
On the other hand, Dr. MC Mishra, the former director of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, i.e. AIIMS, says, “Yes, I remember.” Saba Farah’s case was very complicated, her parents refused to operate. The lives of both were in the same state. There was danger in it.
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