7. Twins for life!
Conjoined twins from India, Sahu and Shivanath
Sahu are 12 years old share the same pair of legs but had healthy lungs
and hearts which allowed them to turn out equally as healthy. The
villagers there believed that they were divine incarnations and were
worshipping them as a result. Who would want to be separated if that’s
the case?! Doctors think they could disattached them but they are happy
with each other and declined the offer. They want to live together until
they are old and live as they were made.
6. Laurie and Dori Schappell
This
is proof that conjoined twins can go on to live different lives even
though they’re sharing 30% of the same brain matter. Dori went on to be a
country singer, identified herself as male and changed her name to
George. Since George has spina bifida, he is 7 inches shorter than Lori.
Lori is a trophy winning bowler but both are commonly on talk shows and
documentaries and happy with their current lives.
5. The Original Siamese Twins
Eng
and Chang were both born near Bangkok, Thailand in 1811 (known at that
time as the Kingdom of Siam). The king of siam originally ordered them
to be killed but their mother refused to hand them over.The brothers
were attached by a thin piece of cartilage connecting each other's
chests. Other than their livers being attached, they had completely
separate systems. The twins began making a lucrative living playing in
sideshows around the country and even fathered dozens of children. Chang
eventually suffered from a stroke and was becoming a victim of
alcoholism. He died before his brother Eng. It’s said that Eng died 3
hours after discovering his brother dead due to shock that his brother
passed away. Can one conjoined twin live without the other?
4. Craniopagus Parasiticus
This
real photograph of 10-month-old baby from Egypt named Manar is an
unusual case of conjoined twins. The other twin is able to smile, laugh,
and respond to stimuli but is not capable of living without the help of
its twin since it has no organs. What was supposed to be a conjoined
twin clearly didn’t fully develop as it was supposed to in the womb.
There have only been 7 reported cases this around the world. The
conjoined twins underwent a miraculous surgery but only one head come
out alive. What’s your opinion on this? Do you believe one person was
killed so the other could look more normal?
3. Eyes in the back of your head?
This
is the true photo of Edward Mordake, who had a duplicate face on the
back of his head. This might be considered a mutation but due to the
fact that the face would seem to smile when Edward was happy and frown
when it was sad, seems to raise some questions about what it is exactly,
maybe a twin. It didn’t have ability to speak or eat but still deeply
troubled Edward. He demanded that doctors remove it immediately but they
refused. He often hallucinated and said that the face was talking to
him with the voice of a demon. Edward could no longer handle the
psychological torment and killed himself in his mid 20’s.
2. Indian Sister Love
If
two girls are connected to the same body is it cheating if they love
the same man? With 4 arms 3 legs and but 2 hearts, these girls find a
similar interest; a man. It was love at first sight, when they laid all 4
of their eyes on him while he was working part-time at the circus.
Also known as the spider twins at their show, these conjoined twins,
Ganga and Jamuna have the same mutation as the boys in our #7 story.
After facing rejection their entire life, this trio seems to be a great
match and the twins are more cheerful than ever.
1. Fetus in Fetu
This
man seems to appear to be pregnant but this is actually our number 1
most bizarre case of conjoined twins. Sanjay also from India, does have
another body inside of him but that’s actually his brother living off
his organs. Doctors originally opened him up, thinking it was a tumor
but they were shocked at what the saw. The docters became to notice,
limbs, fingers nails. His twin had been festering under his skin for the
past 36 years. The deformed parasitic twin would have killed Sanjay in a
matter of time and was basically feasting off. Normally this deformity
is quickly detected with ultrasound but this was a rare case that
happened been detected his entire life. Could this creature have had
consciousness?