Living in Minnesota, United States, Abigail and Brittany Lee Hensel are conjoined twins. When they were born, doctors said that they will only be able to survive for a day. However, they have beaten all odds by staying alive for the past 16 years. And they are happy too.A snippet from DailyMail:
Like many twins they have very different personalities and tastes - even more so now they are teenagers. Abigail, the feisty, stubborn one, likes orange juice for breakfast while Brittany, the joker of the family, will touch only milk.
Abigail 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. But that is where the similarity with other teenage twins end.
For Abigail and Brittany Hensel are conjoined, sharing one body fused at the torso. Each controls just one side of the body, and yet remarkably this has not prevented them leading a full, active and happy life.
Displaying 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.
And 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. Brittany explains: 'Abby does the pedals and the gear shifter. I take over the blinkers and the lights. But she likes driving faster than me.'
Link & Image: DailyMail
Update: Here's a video which shows the twins living an incredibly normal life after the jump.
Tags: Conjoined Twins | Abigail | Brittany Hensel
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