O que aconteceu com as gêmeas siamesas que apareceram na revista Manchete em 1996?

Question

Alguém se lembra das gêmeas siamesas americanas Abigail e Brittany Hensel, que apareceram em uma reportagem de capa da revista Manchete em 1996? Gostaria de saber o que aconteceu com elas e se elas ainda estão vivas. Andei procurando na internet e não encontrei nada sobre elas na atualidade

Answer 1

Estão vivas.

Vá nesse endereço e verá a foto delas atual:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_and_Brittany_Hensel

Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born 7 March 1990, Minnesota, United States) are dicephalic conjoined twins. Brittany (Britty) is the left twin and Abigail (Abby) is the right twin. They have two spines which join at the pelvis. They have two stomachs, four lungs (they were originally thought to have three) and, originally, three arms when they were born. The middle arm between the heads was underdeveloped and useless, and was amputated when they were babies.

At birth, the parents chose not to separate the twins. As they share many bodily functions, the operation would have been risky and would have left the twins in wheelchairs. They do not regret their decision. The twins themselves have stated that they do not wish to be separated.

Each of the girls manages one side of their conjoined body, so with coordination, they walk fairly well. They enjoy hobbies and sports including volleyball, basketball, kickball, swimming, bike-riding, and singing. At age 12 they underwent surgery at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare to correct scoliosis and to expand their chest cavity to prevent future difficulties with breathing. At age 11 they had dental braces on each of their teeth.

Their nervous systems are connected and partially shared, enabling them to coordinate activities such as running and playing the piano. Each twin writes with her own hand.

Despite sharing a body, the girls have different tastes in food and clothes. A seamstress alters their clothes so that they have two separate necklines in order to stress that they are individuals. Brittany turns her nose up at the amount of mustard Abigail puts on a hot dog, while Abigail herself does not enjoy Brittany's favorite food, apples.

Abigail and Brittany Hensel's parents are Patty (a registered nurse) and Mike Hensel (a carpenter landscaper). The twins have a younger brother named Dakota (Koty) and a younger sister named Morgan. The twins have been attending a Lutheran private academy and plan to graduate in 2008.

When they were 6-8 years old they appeared in a documentary (produced by Advanced Medical, distributed on the Discovery Health Channel) called "Joined for Life" in April 1996 and September 1998. They also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 8 and April 29 of 1996. When they were 13 years old in 2003, the same story (with some updates) was published in Time Magazine and Life Magazine.

They will soon be appearing in a followup documentary, during the filming of which they turned 16.