After battling a mysterious bout of pancreatitis, Cassandra Adams has been reunited with identical twin sister Eleanor to celebrate their third birthday today.

Cassandra left The Royal Children’s Hospital yesterday, flying back to Darwin, where dad Tim said there would be plenty of cake and Easter eggs to mark the occasion.

A fortnight ago, the toddler fell seriously ill, vomiting, grey-faced and lapsing and in and out of consciousness, and had exploratory abdominal surgery at the Royal Darwin Hospital.

A scan later revealed her pancreas, which secretes enzymes to digest food, was the problem and she was flown to Melbourne for treatment.

Words by Marianne Betts.

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