Pictures of the Week: August 3 – 9, 2002

Maria de Jesus Alvarez watches as anesthesiologists at UCLA Medical Center prepare for the operation that separated herconjoined twin
SCOTT OUINTARD / UCLA / AP

Miracle Twins
Maria de Jesus Alvarez watches as anesthesiologists at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center prepare for the operation that separated her from her conjoined twin earlier this week. Doctors were optimistic about the children's recovery following the marathon operation

Monday, Aug 05, 2002