The conjoined twins, whose bodies fused together from the sternum to the groin, were together every day for 54 years, never separated. Whether they go to the bathroom or have a snack, it's a group of two people acting. Is it annoying to act together every day? They said: "It was fun and we had a great time.
Although the twins were a bit stunted, they developed unique coping skills. For example, tie your shoelaces, and twins work together with one hand to complete it. They make deals every day, from how to get through the door to whether they stay up late to watch TV.
It was very unexpected that conjoined twin brothers could live for more than 50 years, from the time they were born, it was thought that they should not live more than a year or two, and now they are the oldest conjoined twin brothers in the United States and the only male conjoined twin in the world to live for the longest time. 70% of conjoined twins are female, so males are rare, only 5%-23%. Of these, 10 percent will grow into adulthood, so middle-aged male conjoined twins are very rare.
They have a favorite restaurant where they will perform. Although they are very famous here, the occasional ridicule has not stopped, and the average person who sees them will be subconsciously curious, but there is no malice. Not everyone will stop and stare at them, there will be a small number of stupid teenagers making fun of them. The brothers have few bad memories, and they are proud of their acting careers because they brought them jobs and earned money to support their families. They also happily talk about the big star they met, Johnny Cash, and they were very excited when they met the big star in the dressing room. After years of touring in the United States and Canada, he chose to retire because of a seizure. They are living now and doing well with the help of their younger brother Jim. The younger brother is responsible for buying groceries and paying bills, and most of the others are self-sufficient. They do their own laundry and cook meals, and they spend most of their day watching TV. The younger brother prepared two TVs so that everyone could watch their favorite shows. Even if the two people are very coordinated in their lives and have different opinions, they have also fought and had a swollen nose and blue eyes, but that was when they were young, and when they grew up, such things rarely happened.
If in the 1950s, the medical conditions were not good enough to do the surgery for conjoined separation. Medical technology is now ready to do. But the brothers refused to have separate surgery, and they were used to such a life. They said they were willing to leave this world on the same day of the same month of the same year.
The twin brothers were born on October 28, 1951 and rested on July 4, 2020.