Conjoined twins with two heads and one body marry their lover, share their wedding dress, plan to become mothers
- Conjoined twin women with two heads and one body have now met their soul mate.
They were married by the man of their dreams. The man is known to be a veteran. It appears that the twin women shared the same dress at the wedding.
Quoted from DailyStar, Saturday (30/3/2024), famous conjoined twin Abby Hensel married a US Army veteran in a secret ceremony in 2021, it was revealed.
Abby and Brittany Hensel became famous at the age of six when they appeared on an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996.
The 34-year-old women were fused at the torso, with each controlling one side of their bodies. From the waist down, all the organs, including the intestines, bladder, and reproductive organs, are used together. Still, the couple defied the challenge of learning to drive, graduated high school and are now, apparently, married.
According to public records obtained by TODAY Abby married Josh Bowling, a nurse and army veteran, in 2021. Her relationship with Josh, who is a father of one, has not been public knowledge as the twins have kept a low profile following the successful TLC show about their lives as teenagers.
However, according to TODAY, the sisters have shared photos of the wedding on social media. The couple lives in Minnesota, where Hensel's family is from, and where they work as fifth grade teachers. Josh's social media shows his family hiking, eating ice cream and snow tubing
His X profile, formerly Twitter, reads,"Christian, Father, Husband, Veteran, and occasional gamer."
Social media pictures from the wedding showed Abby and Brittany wearing white wedding dresses, standing to the side and holding hands with Josh, who wore a gray suit.
The women have previously discussed motherhood.
“It's probably something that could work because those organs are working for them,” said their mother, Patty. "Yeah, we're going to be moms," Brittany said.
“We hadn't thought about how motherhood would work. But we're only 16 – we don't need to think about that now.”
The twins have previously been asked about their love lives.
Speaking in 2012, Brittany said, “The whole world doesn't need to know who we're meeting, what we're doing and when we're going to do it. “But believe me, we are different people.”
Abby added, “Yes, we will be moms someday, but we don't want to talk about how that will work out yet.” According to Time magazine, the girls were born with five limbs – an extra arm grew between their heads – but these were removed in infancy.
Although they discussed their options, Patty and Mike's parents never considered separating the girls, fearing they would die or become severely disabled if they did. Instead they encourage the girls to develop their own minds.
The sisters said they were happy to join. Abby previously explained, "We never wished we were apart because we would never be able to do all the things we do now, like playing softball, running and working out." On their 16th birthday, they passed their driving test
– with both of them driving.
The story of a man who becomes the father of conjoined twins attached to his lower body: I'm lucky to be their father A man shares the story of his struggle to become the father of conjoined twins, admitting that he feels lucky to be their father. The man named Ibrahima Ndiaye from Senegal almost lost the lives of his two daughters.
However, a miracle happened so that her two daughters were able to survive to this day.
Reported by TribunTrends from Eva.vn Thursday (21/3/2024), Ibrahima Ndiaye was blessed with two conjoined twin daughters named Marieme and Ndeye.
Marieme and Ndeye were born in 2016 in Senegal. At that time, Ibrahima was very surprised when the doctor reported that he was blessed with twins. The reason is, he always thought that his wife was only pregnant with one child.
Initially, doctors thought the two girls might not live more than a few days.
"I've read stories about conjoined twins but I never thought it would happen to my family. I was really devastated. I was mentally prepared to lose them very quickly.
The only thing I can do is stay by my children's side and not let them walk this journey alone.
Two weeks, then four weeks passed, and we began to hope that our two fighters could overcome fate," Ibrahima recalled. Marieme and Ndeye have separate brains, hearts and lungs.
However, they share a liver, bladder, digestive system and have three kidneys. In other words, their lower bodies are attached. Considering that the health system in Senegal is limited, Ibrahima had to seek help from hospitals in all over the world, from Belgium, Germany, Zinbabwe, Norway, Sweden and even the United States.
Finally in 2017, when his two children were 7 months old, Ibrahima decided to take the children to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England for treatment. Ibrahima hopes that doctors can perform surgery to separate her two children so they can live separately.
However, after consideration, the doctor said that baby Marieme's heart was so weak that if she had surgery, she might not survive.
After considering the options, they decided that the two children should not be separated.
Speaking in a BBC documentary, Ibrahima said: "As a parent of conjoined twins, you will encounter something you don't expect.
It's something you never imagined. It's not easy, but it's a great privilege and blessing for me. I feel fortunate to witness the endless struggle for the lives of my two children. Now that his two children are 7 years old, Ibrahima remains happy despite many difficulties and challenges.
Ibrahima and her two daughters are still allowed to stay in England to continue treatment. Meanwhile, Ibrahima's wife has to stay in her home country, Senegal, to raise their other children. Ibrahima said that he played the role of both father and mother to his children.
Ibrahima shared that she is very grateful to the medical staff and many others who have supported her and her two daughters during this journey. "It shows how tough both of my kids are. They've done things that no one else could." he said. "Who would have thought about that? They give me joy that I would never find anywhere else.
It is a great blessing to be their father."
The struggles of Ibrahima and the conjoined twins Marieme and Ndeye have touched and invited the sympathy of many people.
Their life stories motivate many people to become stronger and more optimistic individuals.