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The world’s oldest conjoined twins died at the age of 62 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Lori and George Schappell, born as twin girls, they also became the first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders when George announced he was transgender in 2007.
Despite merging their skills and sharing part of their brain and vital blood vessels, the siblings foiled predictions that they would not live beyond 30 years.
“Having lived independently from the age of 24, the twins travelled widely and found a way to pursue separate interests, with George forging a career as a country singer and Lori a trophy-winning tenpin bowler,” according to their obituaries, published by Pennsylvania-based Leibensperger Funeral Homes.
Lori also worked in a laundry, depending on George’s schedule, which included tours of Germany and Japan. Lori was able-bodied and helped her brother, who had spina bifida, get around in a wheelchair.
The cause of their deaths has not been made public, but they passed away on 7 April. As of 2022, they became the oldest living conjoined twins in the world.
