They were able to tour some parts of Europe including Italy, Venice, and London, excitedly capturing every single moment of their trip and sharing their experiences.Īfter obtaining a bachelor of arts degree in education, Abby and Brittany Hensel secured a part-time job as 4th-grade teachers. Abby and Brittany after college actually proceeded to live out one of their dreams of touring the world with two of their friends. The twins graduated from Mayer Lutheran High School then pursued a course in education in the University of Bethel, St. They were born in Carver County, Minnesota but grew up in New Germany, Minnesota. The twins have two younger siblings – a brother Dakota and sister Morgan Hensel. Their mother is a registered nurse and their father is a carpenter and a landscaper. They have learned over years to coordinate and synchronize their separate and common activities such as walking, running, clapping, etc.Ībigail Loraine aka “Abby” and Brittany Lee Hensel aka “Britt” are twins born to Patty and Mike Hensel on March 7, 1990.
They have one body, share a pair of limbs, with two heads, two pairs of eyes, two necks, with separate vital organs such as two hearts, three kidneys, two spines joined at the pelvic region and four lungs but share ribcage, circulatory, nervous, and reproductive systems.
This makes the case of Abby and Brittany one of the rarest occurrence which happens 1 in every 4,000 births but it is also believed that female conjoined twins have more survival rate than their male counterparts, with a 70% chance at life after their birth.Ībby and Brittany Hensel are the world’s longest surviving, most famous conjoined twins. The survival rate of conjoined twins male or female is said to be dicey and slim in the ratio of 1 in every 400,000 after birth. And who knows, maybe they'll end up becoming the longest living of that group as well (though they've got more than 30 years to go to beat that record).Įither way these lovely ladies are among the most interesting when it comes to conjoined twins.even just when it comes to people.Abby and Brittany Hensel’s arrival was a surprise to her parents and the doctors who attended to their mother in the labor room because her antenatal scan only showed a child, not two. Abby and Brittany Hensel were born as dicep halic parapagus (conjoined twins) and their parents were given two options separate them and risk losing one or both or leave them to grow up together. Now 27 years old, they are among an elite group of people who have managed to beat the odds of their birth, to become fully developed citizens of the world. But of those 200,000.well let's just say the chances for survival past two years is ridiculously low. What makes them among the most lucky? It turns out that one in every 200, 000 or so result in conjoined twins. Which is interesting since they apparently hate when people gawk at them (which each of those productions is encouraging people to do). What makes them among the most famous? Well, instead of only having a Wikipedia page, they also have managed to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and they have had numerous documentaries done on their lives.and that's not to mention the reality television show they had for a time as well. Abby and Brittany Hensel are most certainly among the most famous, and most lucky conjoined twins to have ever existed in this world.