twin is lucky, but conjoined twin is unfortunate. This type of child has two brains and two independent personalities when he is born, but he can only share the same body, which is extremely inconvenient to move.
But even for such people, still has the right to pursue a happy life . Although they have to overcome greater difficulties than ordinary people, they are also worthy of gaining all kinds of beauty in this world.
But some people have the opposite opinion on this, They believe that conjoined twins will cause great inconvenience to others , which is different from normal people in various senses, so they should undergo surgery to change this form.
So, how do conjoined twins get married and have children? Can they change their destiny through surgery?
Figure丨Can the conjoined brothers
isolation surgery effective?
1974, Iran had a pair of conjoined sisters , whose names were Ladan and Lalai respectively.
The two little girls were tightly connected to the sides of their heads when they were born , which made them more special than ordinary conjoined twins because they actually share part of their brains.
The birth of these two children surprised everyone around . Many people have heard of such a thing for the first time. Their parents also had a headache, and they didn't know if they could raise these two children smoothly.
But after a long time, I got used to it. Although Ladan and Lalai were closely connected, it was very inconvenient to move. , the two gradually became a tacit understanding and cooperated with each other in everything they did. Even if it was more difficult than others, they could still cooperate to complete it.
However, two normal children cannot be tied together all the time when they grow up. After all, everyone has their own unique ideas and actions.
Picture丨Conjoined sisters
The same is true for Ladan and Lalai. They have to compromise on many problems in their lives . Sometimes there is a dispute between the two of them, and they can only make one choice in the end, which makes them feel very troubled.
And these two girls are very outstanding because they are different from other children since childhood. They are very hard-working in their studies and have achieved good results.
Both people's academic performance, can go to a very good university , where they continue to study like other excellent people.
But at this time, the first major difficulty they faced arises: Laden hopes that he can be a lawyer in the future , so he wants to study in the law department, , and Lalai wants to become a reporter , so he prefers to study in the journalism department.
Both girls have good grades, but their special physical condition does not allow them to decide their own destiny at will like ordinary people. they can only make a common choice in the end.
Picture丨Conjoined sisters
This is a very difficult time for two girls. After all, it is related to their future life. It may be a very painful thing to not learn the major you like, but reality forces them to reach a compromise.
Finally, Lalai took the initiative to act as the party who chose to compromise and concessions. She decided to study in the law department with Ladan at Tehran University .
Although it is impossible to imagine how painful this girl would be when she chose to give up the news department she had been thinking about day and night, what is even more cruel is that all things in have not completely ended here.
The growing sisters are facing more and more differences and problems. They have conflicts on more things and then need to compromise. Life like makes them feel tired, so they think of having separation surgery for the first time.
Picture丨Conjoined sisters
But after they carefully weighed the trade-offs, they did not take action, Because the risk of this surgery is too great, they will lose their lives if they are not careful.
So the two decided to continue to maintain their original life. Although they often need to compromise and help each other, life can continue to be maintained after all.
However, the reason why they really decided to change the status quo was because of the marriage problem. Both of them had their own favorite partners and their relationship was very smooth.
It was not until they were about to get married and have children that they realized that it was impossible for two people to get married together. They had to separate.
So, in 1996, the two sisters came to Germany and sought doctors everywhere to help them perform separation surgery. However, many doctors were listening to them describe the situation, and even just saw that the two of them were actually connected, they directly refused.
Picture丨Conjoined sisters
In fact, some doctors have considered helping them perform this operation, but after comprehensive evaluation, the risk of the operation is too great. No one dares to directly bear such a risk, so was finally unable to perform as expected.
Koradan and Lalai were not discouraged because of this, and They felt that if they did not undergo surgery, they would not be able to get a normal life.
And they have lost too much good time due to this special physical condition . Now they are already extremely yearning for the life of normal people.
was inspired by this, and they expanded their search scope for surgery to the whole world. Ladan and Lalai were inquiring about information to see if there were any hospitals who could help them.
has been searching for many years. Finally, in 2003, and they found a hospital in Singapore and expressed their willingness to help them complete the operation.
Picture丨The news of conjoined sisters
has attracted widespread attention from media reporters around the world . After all, this kind of surgery is indeed uncommon, and people are very concerned about how this surgery will be performed and what its results will be.
On July 6 of the same year, the separation surgery between Ladan and Lalai was performed in Singapore. However, the miracle did not happen. During the vascular repair process after the operation, both of them died within an hour and a half due to excessive blood loss.
In fact, just like the reason why many hospitals have refused to perform surgery on them, the separation surgery of is much more complicated than it seems, so the survival rate is not optimistic.
Therefore, many conjoined twins often have to choose to share their body for life, and there are no other acquired effective measures to change this innate form.
pic丨Conjoined sisters
legendary Chang'en brothers
The brothers were named "Chang" and "En" respectively. Their uniqueness is that the chest cavity of has been closely connected since birth, while the rest are independent.
These two children who have lived in fishing villages since childhood have been discriminated against and ridiculed by many fishermen. They all think that these two children are like monsters and are posted together all day long.
Even some uninformed fishermen didn't believe they were connected at all. They once tried to let them hang on the wire separately, and then pulled the two children apart.
The two children were pulled to tears and cried. Fortunately, their mother arrived at in time and helped them drive away those malicious people, so that they protected the safety of the two children.
Picture丨Conjoined brothers
From childhood to adulthood, they have been facing ridicule from others, and even if they have always protected their mother, their life is not easy.
When they were teenagers, the King of Thailand heard about this strange brother, and summoned them to the palace as special envoys.
In fact, the two brothers don’t have to do anything. They just need to follow the king’s instructions to stand up and let others look at and experience this rare body shape.
1829, a British businessman came to visit the King of Thailand. He took a fancy to these two brothers with unique appearances, and felt that they must have great commercial value to use, so he wanted to take them for himself.
This British businessman exchanged a dance troupe and a beautiful telescope with the King of Thailand, and gave the two brothers' mother 500 pounds, and then brought the two to a circus in Boston, USA.
Picture丨Conjoined brothers
This businessman and the Changen brothers signed a four-year contract, agreeing that during this period, the businessman will arrange and plan all their actions.
During the past four years, They frequently traveled between Europe and the United States touring . Many people came here. I heard that their performances were both special and interesting, and their performances were often sold to the point where they were hard to get.
And in the process, this British businessman made money far beyond his imagination.
He is not good to these two brothers. just treats them as a means to earn their own profits. He often squeezes them one after another, without giving them a little breathing time, which makes the two actually both tired and frustrated.
Finally, after the four-year contract expired, when the British businessman proposed to continue signing a contract with them, they flatly refused.
Picture丨Conjoined brothers
At this time, the Changen brothers have enjoyed a high reputation internationally. They plan to do it alone by themselves, and freely arrange the performance according to their own wishes and plan their trip.
In fact, when they work alone, the work intensity is no less than before. Because conjoined humans like them are very scarce, the profit of obtained in performances is very huge.
The two people turned their innate defects into acquired advantages, thus making a lot of money. is even enough for them to eat and drink in their entire lives.
1838, the Changen brothers were tired of standing on the stage like clowns and always acted as a laughing stock for others. so they decided to stop performing, and they were only 26 years old at this time.
Picture丨Conjoined brothers
Because they already have huge funds, the two used this money as their starting funds. bought a very luxurious manor in North Carolina, USA, and relied on hiring labor to grow tobacco and sell bonds to make money, and from then on, they continued to make profits.
At this time, they are still young and have already possessed huge wealth that many people will never get after working hard for the rest of their lives. Their only regret is that they have not found a perfect love.
Although they have a lot of property, due to their physical particularity and the racial restrictions in the United States at that time, and they were yellow people, getting married was a very difficult thing for them.
Until 1843, The two finally married a pair of local sisters, their name is the Yets sisters.
Picture丨Conjoined brothers, wife and child
The sisters do not mind the special situation of the two brothers. resolutely married the four of them and lived a very happy life.
But not everyone can accept this relationship. Their approach has been opposed and discussed by the outside world, but they are determined to live their own lives, no matter how outsiders talk about it.
or even They bought a big bed in the room, and the four of them slept together every day, and they also covered the same quilt. The four of them didn't feel that such a life was awkward, but they were happy.
They gave birth to a total of 22 children , of which Chang has 12 children, and En has 10 children. The whole family lives together, making them feel happy every day.
But their lives are not entirely happy . Chang especially likes to drink and has always had a bad temper, which inevitably affects En's life.
pic丨Conjoined brothers, wife and children
When they were 59 years old, chang suffered a stroke and soon after, paralyzed all over his body, which made the other person's movement difficult, so he had to take care of Chang every day.
Not long after, chang was infected with bronchitis and eventually died 3 years later. After Chang passed away, in order to save En's life, people quickly performed separation surgery on the two of them, but because their organs were connected, En's organ was also corrupted, and it was too late to take measures at this time.
So after Chang passed away, less than 3 hours later, En also left the world.
Looking back on their lives, they are undoubtedly full of legend. With their superhuman perseverance, transformed their own innate physical defects into huge advantages , thus achieving success in life.
Picture丨Conjoined brothers and children
The special features of conjoined babies
In fact, conjoined people like the Changen brothers are a minority after all, and they are also the lucky two people. More conjoined people can only accept the inconvenience and problems brought by life.
For conjoined people, it is not that their lives are not risky as long as they do not undergo separation surgery. To be precise, their lives have faced various challenges since they were born.
Since two people share body organs, means that the same organ must be able to provide the two bodies with at the same time, which is not a very easy task.
According to relevant statistics, around the world, about 200 conjoined babies are born in every year. However, is . Among them, less than 50% of them can live to 1 year old, and 35% of babies die on the day of birth.
For those who are lucky enough to live, their average life expectancy will be shorter than that of ordinary people. , because it carries the life activities of two people at the same time, and the burden on the body is too great.
Picture丨Conjoined babies
Moreover, They also need two people to bear the risk of each other's life at the same time . Once one of them becomes sick or even dies, the health status of the other person will be seriously affected.
The probability of a person giving birth to a conjoined baby is about one in 200,000. Although such a low-probability event is difficult to happen to an ordinary person, has its generation mechanism but is not special.
The starting point of a life is a fertilized egg, which is composed of the combination of the father's sperm and the mother's egg. The combined fertilized egg may be divided into two to form two embryos. , so the child born will be twins .
, and conjoined babies are produced in this process. If the fertilized egg begins to divide but does not completely divide into two independent embryos, and is partly connected, then the child born will be connected to a piece of .
Figure 丨The fertilization process
Depending on the part of the conjunction, the two babies born may also be connected to brain , chest cavity , or hip , etc.
In fact, with the advancement of modern medical methods, when the mother is pregnant, can observe whether the two twins have connected to each other through B ultrasound , so the parents can also agree on whether to give birth to a conjoined baby.
But when this situation actually happens, is often a very difficult choice for both parents , two children who have already formed.
If you choose to give up, it may mean that they will lose the qualification to come to this world. Moreover, as mothers, , who has worked hard to get pregnant for so long, will also have a feeling of reluctance.
However, if chooses to give birth to these two children, the challenges and difficulties you have to face have just begun . From the length of your child's life to their daily lives, this is very hard for both parents and children.
Figure丨Twins
And if a pair of conjoined babies are born, they cannot actually undergo an isolation surgery immediately. Because the baby's body is still very fragile, any surgery is too dangerous, so they must spend the earliest life together.
At the earliest, it can only be judged after the child is 1 year old. is based on the child's physical health and the connected parts. Only after all the conditions are met can there be a front-line possibility of surgery.
As for whether to have surgery in the end and when to perform the surgery, it is up to parents and children to decide for themselves. After all, this kind of surgery has been very difficult to perform until now, and the risks to be taken are also huge.
Compared with these conjoined people, we will find that our lives are actually extremely lucky . We can have the ability and space to move independently. This is something that many people with congenital disabilities pursue throughout their lives.
Figure 丨After surgery
Therefore, we should better grasp our lives, cherish the present , work hard to exercise our bodies, and use limited time to create greater value.
At the same time, for those with physical defects, we should also give more care and understanding to .
After all, it is accidental for everyone to be born into this world. Those who have birth defects have not done anything wrong , but they have to bear more pain and difficulty than ordinary people, because they need our help and care more.
This world should be a compatible and inclusive world. Anyone should find their own value and position in this society.
As an ordinary person, we need to be self-reliant and strive to open up a new and beautiful life. At the same time, we should extend a helping hand to those in need, and jointly make the world warmer.
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