When Hearts Conjoin ~ GIVEAWAY! (CLOSED)

On August 7-8, 2006, the whole world watched as a team of doctors performed a miracle at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. For the first time, four-year-old twins Maliyah and Kendra Herrin were having surgery-in separate rooms. Born conjoined from mid-torso down, these two angels captured the hearts of millions of people around the world! ~ from www.whenheartsconjoin.com

I am so very excited to be able to bring you the story of Maliyah and Kendra Herrin.  They were born February 26, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, as conjoined twins.  They were joined at the pelvis and abdomen and shared many major organs.  In a 2006 landmark surgery spanning two days, the girls were separated.

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They have made several appearances on the Oprah show as well as been featured in Readers Digest Magazine.  The girls’ lives have been an emotional whirlwind!  Now Erin Herrin has written the story of their lives in the soon to be released book, When Hearts Conjoin.

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When Hearts Conjoin is the against all odds story of how this suburban family made it through.  It’s an account of their lives from finding out they were pregnant with conjoined twins to details of their separation surgery.  It’s a story that will restore your faith in miracles!

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The book, When Hearts Conjoin will be released May 1st, 2009, but you can order your copy TODAY!

Visit www.whenheartsconjoin.com now to pre-order your copy of this beautiful, heart-warming book.

You can even order a limited edition collector’s edition with both of the girls’ autograph!  And all royalties from the sale of this book go into Kendra and Maliyah’s medical and trust funds.

Would you like to WIN a copy??


Erin & Jake Herrin have graciously offered to give a copy of their book to one of my fabulous readers!!  Isn’t that awesome!?

Mandatory first entry:

Visit

www.whenheartsconjoin.com or www.herrintwins.com

Then come back here and post a comment telling me something you learned about Kendra, Maliyah or conjoined twins in general.

More chances to win!

Tweet this giveaway!  Be sure to add @mommy23monkeys so that I see it and come back leaving me a comment that you tweeted.  Unlimited entries for tweets, but you need to link them up for me.

Subscribe to my email newsletter and receive one entry.  Leave me a comment letting me know you subscribed.

Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post to get one entry.  Leave me a comment so I can go admire it!

Become a fan of the Herrin Twins on Facebook to get one entry.  Leave me a comment letting me know.

Deadline to enter contest is 11:59pm (West Coast time) on March 31, 2009

Winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.  You will have 72 hours to respond.  Erin will mail the winner their book as soon as it is available (on or about May 1, 2009).

Contest open only to residents of the United States and Canada.

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58 Comments

  1. MichelleL says
    06 March 09 at 12:21am

    What a great give away!

    I read on their blog that they will be part of a TLC series about hope, inspiration, and love, and they will start filming it soon!!

  2. MichelleL says
    06 March 09 at 12:22am

    I just added them as a friend on Facebook!!

  3. HEATHER MARKMAN says
    06 March 09 at 2:35am

    i WOULD LOVE TO READ THE TWINS STORY.

  4. susan varney says
    06 March 09 at 8:24am

    Kendra and Maliyah Herrin, 4, were successfully separated in August at Primary Children’s Medical Center

  5. Sarah McQueen says
    06 March 09 at 12:26pm

    Sounds like a great book! I learned that Kendra Deene and Maliyah Mae Herrin were born February 26, 2002.

  6. Tasha Snow says
    06 March 09 at 3:12pm

    Kendra and Maliyah Herrin also have twin brothers. Wow!

  7. veronica sandberg says
    06 March 09 at 3:49pm

    I lived in Utah at that time and saw all the news clips of it. I would sure love to read it.

  8. BeckyC (twinzmom2b) says
    06 March 09 at 4:12pm

    I learned that Maliyah had a scare with a possible kidney rejection, but that they were able to get it under control and she’s doing much better! I hadn’t read an update lately, so I’m happy to hear that!!!

  9. BeckyC (twinzmom2b) says
    06 March 09 at 4:14pm

    I just subscribed to your blog!

  10. BeckyC (twinzmom2b) says
    06 March 09 at 4:14pm

    I added them on Facebook!! What an awesome giveaway…thanks Rhea and Erin!

  11. Lois Berkeley says
    07 March 09 at 10:25am

    hey Rhea! great stuff going on here :) i subscribed to your blog, i became a fan of the herrin twins on facebook too. i learned that they actually have 5 kids!!! they must have been nervous when they found out they were pregnant w/ twins the 2nd time. such a beautiful family! i hope to catch their special on TLC.

    ciao!
    Lois

  12. Callen says
    07 March 09 at 12:38pm

    I learned that their full names are Kendra Deene and Maliyah Mae Herrin. I never knew their middle names before.

    Beautiful :)

  13. Sheila Pepe says
    07 March 09 at 9:35pm

    Maliyah looked like she was rejecting a kidney, but it turned out it was too much of the anti-rejection med. she was on!

  14. Sheila Pepe says
    07 March 09 at 9:37pm

    Maliyah and Kendra have twin brothers!

  15. Valerie M says
    08 March 09 at 9:18am

    they wanted to go to dennys for their birthday this year

  16. Valerie Mitchell says
    08 March 09 at 9:20am
  17. Valerie Mitchell says
    08 March 09 at 9:21am

    subscribe

  18. Karen Gonyea says
    08 March 09 at 1:02pm

    Count me in :)

  19. Sheila Pepe says
    09 March 09 at 2:53pm

    Maliyah needed a kidney transplant after the separation surgery!

  20. Karen Gonyea says
    10 March 09 at 5:57am

    I would love this book :)

  21. Sheila Pepe says
    11 March 09 at 3:59pm

    Kendra and Maliyah were born Feb. 26, 2002.

  22. Beth says
    11 March 09 at 6:41pm

    There are also twin brothers in the family.

  23. Karen Gonyea says
    12 March 09 at 8:48am

    I want to win :)

  24. Karen Gonyea says
    13 March 09 at 7:58am

    Looks like a great book.

  25. Sheila Pepe says
    13 March 09 at 2:10pm

    Maliyah and Kendra wanted to go to Denny’s for their birthday!

  26. Sheila P says
    14 March 09 at 3:46pm

    They were born Feb. 26, 2002.

  27. Karen Gonyea says
    15 March 09 at 8:23am

    Count me in – I know someone that could really use this :)

  28. Karen Gonyea says
    16 March 09 at 9:03am

    Count me in for the day please :)

  29. Karen Gonyea says
    17 March 09 at 12:19pm

    Just stopping by again :)

  30. Karen Gonyea says
    19 March 09 at 5:30am

    Count me in please :)

  31. 19 March 09 at 9:19pm

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  32. Karen Gonyea says
    20 March 09 at 11:07am

    Enter me again please :)

  33. Sheila P says
    20 March 09 at 2:57pm

    Kendra and Maliyah were successfully separated when they were 4 years old!

  34. Karen Gonyea says
    21 March 09 at 2:52pm

    My Saturday entry :)

  35. Sheila P says
    22 March 09 at 8:09pm

    This book sounds very good! I would very much like to win it so I can see if it is as good as it sounds! I bet it is!

  36. Karen Gonyea says
    23 March 09 at 8:37am

    I really would love this :)

  37. Sheila P says
    23 March 09 at 7:51pm

    There is a total of 5 kids in the family!

  38. mindy says
    24 March 09 at 12:42pm

    that they have a set of twin brothers that where not conjoined thanks for the giveaway

  39. K. Cleaver says
    24 March 09 at 5:52pm

    Maliyah is eating more calories now. I would love to read their book.

  40. kim v says
    25 March 09 at 7:21am

    I learned that they are part of family of seven and that Maliyah lost three of her teeth a few days ago.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

  41. quiltingreader says
    25 March 09 at 7:47am

    They have twin brothers.

  42. 25 March 09 at 12:32pm

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  43. Sheila P says
    25 March 09 at 2:25pm

    They have twin brothers!

  44. Karen Gonyea says
    26 March 09 at 6:29am

    Pick me please :)

  45. Sanra K321 says
    26 March 09 at 9:20am

    I will definitely watch their special on TLC in June. Such a courageous family.

  46. Sheila P says
    26 March 09 at 2:33pm

    Their full names are Kendra Deene and Maliyah Mae Herrin.

  47. Beth says
    27 March 09 at 5:22pm

    Kendra and Maliyah were born in 2002 and in 2006 they had their separation surgery at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

  48. Marilyn says
    28 March 09 at 2:10pm

    This made me sad:( but I learned that they had their separation surgery at Primary Children’s Medical Center

  49. Maureen says
    28 March 09 at 2:50pm

    I have actually followed their blog for a while, I am so glad they are doing so wonderfully. Beautiful family, Full of love, and great joy.
    I learned that they are taping Special for TLC soon and that it should hopefully be airing in June. I will be watching for the speical.
    I would absolutely love to have the book to read. I am glad they had a chance to write their story. The entire family is a true inspiration to everyone.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

  50. Karen Gonyea says
    29 March 09 at 6:25am

    Love it – count me in :)

  51. Melanie says
    30 March 09 at 8:28am

    They are former Ischiopagus / Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins, meaning that they were joined at the abdomen and the pelvis.

    This is such, an inspiring story! They seem to be such beautfiful, happy girls now.

  52. Sheila P says
    30 March 09 at 2:13pm

    They were born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

  53. Jessica says
    30 March 09 at 8:05pm

    Wow what an amazing family. I learned that Erin has 5 children that include two sets of twins.

    jesskaufman{at}hotmail{dot}com

  54. Jessica says
    30 March 09 at 8:07pm

    subscribed via email.

  55. Jessica says
    30 March 09 at 8:08pm

    became a facebook fan of the Herrin Twins.

  56. justin says
    31 March 09 at 8:47pm

    Erin has 5 kids that include 2 sets of twins? Wow

  57. Gianna says
    31 March 09 at 8:56pm

    They were born in Salt Lake City, Utah..

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