WEBVTT WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY OF TWO OF THE RECIPIENTS RIGHT HERE ON KCRA 3. SACRAMENTO COUNTY CONJOINED TWIN SISTERS ERIKA AND EVA SANDOVAL WERE TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THEY UNDERWENT A MARATHON 17-HOUR SURGERY AT LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN PALO ALTO BACK IN 2016. A TEAM OF ABOUT 50 DOCTORS SEPARATED THE GIRLS’ SHARED PELVIS, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND FUSED LIVER. WE CHECKED IN ON THE ANTELOPE GIRLS AGAIN LAST YEAR. AND AT THREE YEARS OLD, THE RAMBUNCTIOUS SISTERS WERE SLIDING, GOING DOWN STAIRS, AND USING PARALLEL BARS FOR STRENGTH. AND LOOK AT THE SANDOVAL TWINS TODAY. THANKS TO VARIETY, THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE HANDY WORK OF FREEDOM CONCEPTS, ERIKA AND EVA HAVE BRAND NEW BIKES THAT ARE JUST RIGHT FOR THEM. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GIRLS RODE THEM RIGHT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TODAY. THEIR MOM SAYS OVER THE PAST YEARS, THEY’VE MET CHALLENGES IN STRIDE. >> THEY ARE NOW LEARNING TO BALANCE WITHOUT THE WALKER, WITH THE PROSTHETIC, SO THEY ARE DOING GOOD. WE ARE GOING THROUGH THERAPY FOR THAT AND THEY ARE ENJOYING THEIR WALKERS A LOT. THE BICYCLES WE RECEIVED FROM SHRINERS IS AMAZING. ONE MORE THING THE GIRLS WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT PROBABLY WAS WAY AT A DISTANCE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD NEVER BE POSSIBLE. WALTER: THE $65,000 GIFT GAVE 18 OTHER KIDS NEW RIDES. THE GIVEAWAY AND SANTA BREAKFAST TOOK PLACE AT UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER IN SACRAM