Both of them graduated from Bethel University in 2012 with an education/teaching degree. Like any other twins, the Hensels each have their own personalities. Their life story was featured in Life magazine and The Oprah Winfrey Show.Ībby and Brittany are one of the rarest conjoined twins, known as dicephalic parapagus, which means they share a torso by have two heads side by side. Since Abby and Brittany were born in 1990, people have always been fascinated with them. While all of the conjoined twins on this list have been featured in various news outlets and documentaries, Abigail (Abby) and Brittany Hensel were so famous at one point that they were given their own docuseries on the TLC television network in 2012. Part(s) of Body Shared: Share a single body, but have separate heads, hearts, stomachs, spines, pairs of lungs, and spinal cords. Abigail and Brittany Hensel (Ma– Present)Ĭurrent Age (as of April 2022): 32 years, 1 month, 20 daysĬountry of Origin: New Germany, Minnesota, USA At the time, the Dogarus said that they had settled down in Chicago and that the twins were doing their best to live happy lives despite being unable to undergo separation surgery.Īnastasia and Tatiana’s parents said that they are still hoping for a medical breakthrough to make their surgery possible.ģ. The last time that Anastasia and Tatiana’s story was covered was in 2011 and there have been no updates on their condition since. Doctors had hoped that they would be able to someday separate the twins, but the surgery was finally called off in 2007.Īs the Dogaru twins got older, more complications arose and both twins developed various health problems. Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru (Janu– Present)Ĭurrent Age (as of April 2022): 18 years, 3 months, 14 daysĪnastasia and Tatiana Dogaru were born to Romanian parents in Rome, Italy, but were brought to the United States as babies by the Dallas-based nonprofit World Craniofacial Foundation. Most recently, a documentary about Krista’s and Tatiana’s lives called Inseparable was released by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).Ĥ. Krista and Tatiana will be turning 12 soon and are living happy lives with their family in Canada. The twins even say that they can “hear” one another’s thoughts without having to speak. The most fascinating thing about their condition is that Tatiana can see out of both of Krista’s eyes while Krista can only see out of one of Tatiana’s. The Hogan twins are joined at the head and their brains are connected by a thalamic bridge. While Krista and Tatiana Hogan may be the youngest conjoined twins on this list, like the other twins they have defied great odds to make it this far. Photo source: Candian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Part(s) of Body Shared: Joined at the head (craniopagus) Krista and Tatiana Hogan (Octo– Present)Ĭurrent Age (as of April 2022): 15 years, 6 months, 2 daysĬountry of Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Using their sideshow earnings, Ronnie and Donnie were able to retire and live in their own home before they passed.ĥ. The Galyon twins were carnival and sideshow entertainers for over 30 years and were featured in the news and on television often. as a sideshow attraction to earn some money for the large Galyon family. When Ronnie and Donnie were four years old, their father took them around the U.S. Ronnie and Donnie were born in 1951 and were connected from the sternum to the groin and had separate hearts and stomachs, but shared a set of lower digestive organs. In 2014, Ronnie and Donnie were recognized for their remarkable longevity and now hold the official Guinness World Record as Oldest Conjoined Twins Ever. The Gaylon twins died of congestive heart failure on July 4, 2020, just a few months shy of their 69th birthday. Occupation: Retired entertainers (carnival and sideshow performers)įor several decades, Ronnie and Donnie Gaylon were the world’s oldest living conjoined twins. Part(s) of Body Shared: Sternum down to groin and set of lower digestive organs Oldest Age Reached: 68 years, 8 months, 7 days
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