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They have two spines (which join at the pelvis), two hearts, two oesophagi, two stomachs, three kidneys, two gall bladders, four lungs (two of which are joined), one liver, one ribcage, a shared circulatory system and partially shared nervous systems. The Hensel girls are the rarest form of conjoined twins, the result of a single fertilised egg which failed to separate properly in the womb. Just one set of twins in every 40,000 is born connected in some way to each other and only 1 per cent of those survive beyond the first year. When the Hensel twins were born on Main Minnesota in the United States, doctors warned their parents Patty, a registered nurse, and Mike, a carpenter and landscaper, that they were unlikely to survive the night. It is not unknown, however, for the twins to go out in the specially made top with two different necklines - to reflect their unique tastes - and leggings with each leg a contrasting colour and a different shoe on each foot. One day Brittany will pick the outfit and the next day I will pick the outfit.' 'Believe me, we are totally different people,' says Brittany, to which Abigail adds: 'I'm more into like pink and girly and Brittany is more not into pink.we take turns. The Hensels are believed to be one of only four sets of dicephalus twins in history to survive infancy and, to mark their 16th birthday last year, the girls allowed the cameras into their fiercely guarded private world to share this milestone in their lives. As Brittany says: 'We don't know any other way.' The incredible bond which was so evident when they were children has strengthened year by year into one which neither twin ever wants to see broken. The Daily Mail first introduced the Hensel twins ten years ago, when they were six years old, and now a decade on these remarkable pictures reveal the dramatic progress they have made as they approach adulthood. Would they each get a ticket or just Abby because it's her foot on the accelerator?' 'I don't know what would happen if they got pulled over for speeding. Which as their mother Patty, a registered nurse, concedes, could prove a problem. Brittany explains: 'Abby does the pedals and the gear shifter.
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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.
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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.