Conjoined Hensel Twins Overcome the Odds and Learn to Share Their Whole Lives

Taking a Risk

Only 1 in 189,000 pregnancies lead to a set of conjoined twins. The Hensels had to prepare for an ever rarer circumstance—their daughters were dicephalic parapagus twins, meaning they shared a body, but the pair had two separate heads. In reality, Patty and Mike knew the twins barely stood a chance.

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