When they were born, almost everyone thought they would not survive because they had two heads but only one body. ?

However, the two-headed sisters Abigail and Brittany Hensel proved everyone wrong. Not only did they survive, but they lived happily. , and also appeared in a reality TV show. So, how did this special pair of conjoined people create the miracle of life? How do they deal with the trivial matters in life when they are naked? ?

1: On the night of March 7, 1990, a pair of babies were born in a hospital in Minnesota, USA. However, what the mother Patty did not expect was that she would give birth to a pair of deformed children. Before she could recover from the surprise, the doctor regretfully told the poor mother that the babies would probably not survive tonight because they were rare "double-headed conjoined twins" in the world. ?

We know that conjoined twins are twins who are connected together in some parts of their bodies. They may need to share some organs or limbs. Statistics show that the probability of conjoined twins occurring is about one in 200,000. Conjoined twins are basically the same gender, and about 70% are female conjoined twins. Among them, the more common connection methods are chest connection (heart, liver, intestines), umbilical connection (liver, bile duct, intestines), buttocks connection (back, rectum, genitourinary tract), ischium connection (pelvis) , liver, intestines, genitourinary tract) and cranial conjunctiva (brain, meninges), etc. ?

However, what is special about these two-headed sisters is that, on the surface, they have two heads and two necks, but they also only have two arms and two legs. When they were born, they had an extra arm (attached to the shoulder blade on their back), but this arm was later surgically removed, leaving only the shoulder blade. ?

Inside their bodies, they have two hearts, four lobes of lungs, three kidneys and two stomachs, but only one liver, one large intestine, one small intestine, one bladder, one uterus and one Vagina and more. In other words, their upper bodies develop independently, while their lower bodies need to be shared together. ?

Prior to this, two similar cases had been reported in the world, but neither baby survived more than 24 hours. This is why almost everyone at the time thought it was impossible for them to survive. When her mother Patty understood all the circumstances, she couldn't stop crying. But she secretly decided in her heart that she would never give up her child until the last moment. So, she said to the doctor with determination: I must find a way to keep them alive! ?

The doctors and nurses were moved by the mother's determination, and worked with her to carefully nurse and feed the baby. Under everyone's careful care, the children have grown up day by day, their vital signs have always been normal, and no accidents have occurred. ?

2: Since they need to use their lower bodies, they must sleep and eat together since they were young. But what's interesting is that they control the arms and legs on one half of their heads, but have no feeling on the arms or legs on the other side. This means that when they learn to clap, crawl, walk and other movements like normal children, the movements on both sides must be highly consistent to complete. But when two heads are directing the same body, some friction will inevitably occur. Once, shortly after the sisters fell asleep, Abigail suddenly wanted to use the bathroom, and Brittany had to go with her sleepily. After going to the bathroom, Brittany started to complain about each other and started to argue with Abigail, and finally the two of them got into a fight. The so-called fighting, you can imagine that your left hand and right hand are fighting. It was not until mother came over to break up the fight that the war gradually calmed down.

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So, why does this happen? It may be that their brains have different consciousnesses, but the entire body has only one urinary system for defecation and defecation. Therefore, one of them will have a sudden urge to urinate, while the other will not feel it at all. And the sleep time of the two people is not exactly the same. One of them often falls asleep with his head tilted, while the other is still energetically doing his own thing. From then on, Patty realized that in order for them to grow up healthily, they must first guide them to learn to love each other and think about each other.

So when they have conflicts, their parents will patiently advise them to love each other, and sometimes they will quietly talk to the other child after one of them falls asleep. Over time, the two sisters were not only physically connected, they also became spiritually close. This also allows the two sisters to become more tacit in action and use their hands and feet like ordinary people. For example, they can cooperate in riding bicycles, playing basketball, bowling, volleyball, baseball, swimming, and even playing the piano and sending emails, just like ordinary children. ?

When they reached school age, their mother sent them to a private church school in the town. At first, they will inevitably be regarded as "monsters" by others because of their strange bodies. But they don't mind, but study and live actively. Soon, the classmates were attracted by their optimistic personalities and were willing to make friends with them. Like other girls of the same age, they not only love to joke, chat, listen to music and go shopping. Although they were inseparable wherever they went, the sisters developed different hobbies and personalities. Abigail prefers orange juice for breakfast, while Brittany prefers milk. Abigail has a more stubborn personality and often gives orders. Brittany, on the other hand, is relatively quiet and likes reading and small animals.

Sometimes in order to show their uniqueness, the two sisters take turns choosing clothes. For example, they wear two tops with different necklines, or the pants on each leg are made of different colors to show that they are unique. ?Their mother, Patty, would also encourage the two children to tell others that they were two separate people and not one. When the two-headed sisters go to the cinema to watch a movie, they always buy two tickets, even though they only sit in one seat. People around them will also treat them as independent individuals. For example, at their birthday party, they will also get two birthday cakes and candles. For another example, when taking a test, the teacher usually gives them two test papers. Abigail answers the paper with her right hand, and Brittany answers the paper with her left hand. ?

When they took the driving license test in 2006, the examiner also asked them to take the test twice. When driving, they each use one hand to control the steering wheel. Abigail is usually responsible for controlling the brake and accelerator, while Brittany is responsible for supervising the car dashboard. Their mother also joked: ?I wonder what they would do if they were caught speeding, would they each get a ticket or just Abigail because it was her foot that was on the accelerator. Now the two sisters have graduated from college together and become teachers. Looking back at the more than 20 years they have gone through, I am afraid that the sadness and happiness involved are something we, the onlookers, cannot personally experience and understand. ?

The growth miracle of these "two-headed sisters" attracted the attention of the world as early as 1996. At that time, they participated in the famous American host Oprah Winfrey's talk show and once appeared on the cover of "Life Magazine", which attracted a lot of attention. But in order for them to grow up healthily, their parents kept the two away from the media until they agreed to participate in the filming of a documentary when they were 16 years old. These sisters are undoubtedly very lucky, because about 200 conjoined twins are born every year, but 50% of them do not survive to be 1 year old, and 35% do not even survive a day. ?At present, scientists believe that the cause of conjoined twins is that identical twins have not been completely separated successfully.

As for how they coordinate their operations, it is even more of a mystery to scientists. Since Abigail's head was tilted laterally to the right about 5 degrees when she was born, while Brittany's head was tilted to the left about 15 degrees, resulting in Brittany being slightly shorter. To avoid difficulty breathing, they had scoliosis and ribcage expansion surgery when they were 12 years old. ?Now with the development of medicine, conjoined twins can also choose to undergo separation surgery. As long as the separation is successful, babies can live completely normal lives. The difficulty of separating conjoined twins depends on the parts where they are connected. Currently, the highest success rate is for conjoined twins whose organs such as the liver and small intestine are connected. ?

However, since the birth of the two sisters, their parents have decided not to perform split surgery because the risks of surgery are too great and they are likely to die on the operating table at the same time. For example, a pair of conjoined sisters in Singapore suffered this tragedy.

Although the bodies of these sisters are connected to the skulls above the ears, their brains are independent, so they gradually developed different personality traits and made different friends.

For this reason, they decided to undergo surgery, dreaming of going their separate ways through the surgery, but unfortunately, they both died after the surgery.

On the other hand, even if the operation is successful, the sisters will still be severely disabled. Each of them will only have one leg and one arm, and they will spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs. Taking these factors into consideration, their parents gave up all their thoughts. The two sisters had only wanted to separate once since they were young. ?

At that time, Brittany was suffering from pneumonia and could only be bedridden. Abigail felt bored, restless, and wanted to separate from Brittany. However, when Abigail sees the sick Brittany start to cry, she comforts her by saying that everything will get better and the two of them will never be separated. However, since the two sisters share the same set of reproductive organs, their relationship will face more tests when they become adults. For example, whether they are in love, married, or even have children, etc. ?

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No matter what the future holds, her mother Patty said she has never regretted her original decision. The mother, who is already of a certain age, said: "In my eyes, they are the most beautiful children in the world." ?