ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN ANCHOR: Happy news on the status of one of the once conjoined Guatemalan twins being treated in Los Angeles. One of them may be ready to go home. CNN's Thelma Gutierrez reports.</s>THELMA GUTIERREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: One of the formerly conjoined twins, 22-month old Maria de Jesus, was all smiles when she made an appearance here today. She was released from the hospital after nearly a two week stay. She was being treated after suffering seizures in her hometown in Guatemala.</s>CLARA MARSH, UCLA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: We're very excited this morning that de Jesus is going to be discharged this morning. I think all of us were upset when they first arrived. We were concerned, but at the same time, happy to see them again and very encouraged by the improvement. De Jesus is doing great. So we're really celebrating today.</s>GUTIERREZ (voice-over): Her twin, Maria Teresa, will remain in the hospital. She's recovering from surgery to replace the valve which helps drain fluid from her brain. She also had a feeding tube placed in her stomach. The children were joined at the hip for the first 377 days of life. The twins were separated last August during the 23 hour surgery. They returned to Guatemala in January, but both developed medical problems and were returned here in May. Nurses say the girls have a special bond, especially now that they're finally able to look at each other face to face.</s>CRIS EMBLETON, CO-FOUNDER, HEALING THE CHILDREN: Teresa, who sometimes fusses when we touch her, never fusses at all and really seems to know that it's her sister that's there. And it's really terrific. Oh, you like to play. Yes. She probably does. This one's a flirt.</s>GUTIERREZ (on camera): Maria de Jesus will remain here in Los Angeles under the care of volunteers until her sister, Maria Teresa, is finally well enough to go home. And both sisters will return to Guatemala just as soon as Maria Teresa's discharge. Thelma Gutierrez, CNN, Los Angeles.
One Formerly Conjoined Guatemalan Twin Released From Hospital