Abigail Loraine "Abby" Hensel
and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are dicephalic parapagus twins, meaning that they
are conjoined twins, each of whom has a separate head, but whose bodies are
joined. They are highly symmetric for conjoined twins, giving the appearance of
having just a single body without marked variation from normal proportion. In
fact, several vital organs are doubled up; each twin has a separate heart, stomach,
spine, and spinal cord.
Each twin controls her half of their body,
operating one of the arms and one of the legs. This means that as infants, the
initial learning of physical processes that required bodily coordination, such
as clapping, crawling, and walking, required the cooperation of both twins.
While each is able to eat and write separately and simultaneously, activities
such as running and swimming must be coordinated and alternate symmetrically.
Other activities as diverse as brushing hair and driving a car require that
each twin perform a sequence of separate actions that coordinate
with the other.
Despite the curiosity that their condition has
generated, the twins received relatively little press attention until
adulthood. At the age of 16, they gave an interview on The Learning Channel on
December 17, 2006, in which they discussed aspects of their daily lives and
plans for the future. They starred in their own Abby & Brittany
reality series on TLC in 2012.
These twins never allowed their state to affect
the psychologically and physiologically. What do you think?..
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