Pictured here in her hospital bed is Debbie, Sea Monkey's former vestigial twin, recovering beautifully after successful separation surgery at Southern California's world renowned La Jolla Center for Plastic Surgery. The surgery lasted 12 hours and went smoothly, without incident.
We spoke with Debbie briefly after her morning sponge bath and physical therapy. Debbie says she looks forward to a new life of freedom and adventure, including plans to travel, and some day she hopes to settle down and have children. She expects to remain close with Sea Monkey.
"They say you can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends. Sea Monkey is my best friend. I want to keep her by my side, no pun intended, and now we get to do that in an empowered, conscious way."
Sea Monkey was resting and unavailable for comment at the time of this interview.