They occur about once in every 50,000 births, but 40% are stillborn, and, curiously, 70% are female. Their smiling faces and apparent good health seem a rebuke to the current medical trend of trying to separate, via surgery, ever more complexly conjoined twins–a trend that often means sacrificing one child so the other can live “normally.” And their tale of lives unpunctuated by solitude has much to teach all of us about the real meaning of individuality and the limitless power of human cooperation.Ĭonjoined twins are a rare event in the world’s delivery rooms. Here are some photos of the Hensel twins which peers into some of the moments in their lives.īut the girls are more than curiosities. It is not easy to be born sharing a single body with your other twin and they are incredible that they had tried their best in leading a normal life. Two headed conjoined twins Abigail Loraine Hensel and Britanny Lee Hensel had a short documentary about their lives on The Learning Channel. But she likes driving faster than me.’ – dailymail Brittany explains: ‘Abby does the pedals and the gear shifter. Each controls just one side of the body, and yet remarkably this has not prevented them leading a full, active and happy life.ĭisplaying an astonishing co- ordination which has stunned doctors, they play the piano -with Abigail taking the right-hand parts and Brittany the left – and enjoy sports such as bowling, volleyball, cycling, softball and swimming.Īnd on their 16th birthday they passed their driving test a mind-boggling feat of teamwork with each twin using one arm to control the steering wheel.
For Abigail and Brittany Hensel are conjoined, sharing one body fused at the torso. Abigail, the feisty, stubborn one, likes orange juice for breakfast while Brittany, the joker of the family, will touch only milk.Ībigail loves pink and all things girly but Brittany prefers purple, multi-coloured hair and wearing unusual hats, and now they have turned 16 they love to experiment with makeup and clothes and giggle about which boys they like.īut that is where the similarity with other teenage twins end. Like many twins they have very different personalities and tastes – even more so now they are teenagers. “From the first time we saw them we thought they were beautiful,” she told the Sunday Mirror. Their parents, nurse Patty, and carpenter Mike 48, decided not to have the twins separated at birth despite the risks. Abigail worked the pedals, and Brittany used the indicators and they both held the steering wheel. The girls passed their driving exams with two separate licenses and two separate tests. “We want to be mums, but haven’t thought how it would work,” Abigail said. And they are on track to graduate from university, and hope to have a family of their own one day. It is believed there are only four sets of twins who share the same torso and have survived into adulthood. The girls have beaten the odds and doctors’ expectations to reach their milestone. The teens who enjoy swimming, playing the piano and recently got their drivers’ licenses said they had no intention of being separated. Abigail and Brittany Hensel from Minnesota … have two hearts, and two spinal chords, but share the same torso have lived their lives side by side.
Video here.Ī set of twins who share the same body have celebrated their 18th birthday in the United States.
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