Even though Erin’s kidney was a match, there was no way of knowing for sure if Maliyah’s body would accept it. But it was!

The Herrin sisters are now 17 years old and living in Salt Lake City. They have one leg each and are still grateful to their parents for deciding to go through with the risky separation surgery.

While Kendra and Maliyah certainly enjoyed their new lives as separate individuals, to this day, they still share a close bond as sisters.

“The girls were happy to be independent at last, but sometimes I’d find them playing and walking around the house on crutches, sometimes holding on to one another like they were still conjoined,” said Erin.

Unfortunately, In 2015, Maliyah’s body began rejecting the kidney that her mother donated. Her first kidney transplant was at age 5, the kidney lasted for 10 years before it started rejection.