The world’s oldest Siamese twins have died at the age of 62: they never wanted to separate

Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell died at the age of 62 in Pennsylvania, USA. They were considered the oldest in the world. Both defied medical expectations and lived longer than doctors had predicted. According to specialists’ estimates, they thought they could not live more than 30 years. They had different brains and were united by the skull, but they never wanted or attempted to separate.

The twins, who were listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest conjoined twins, died on April 7 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, although the news has only now emerged. The cause of death was not specified.

The conjoined twins, born September 18, 1961 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, They had different brains but were united by the skull. George, who had spina bifida and was 10 centimeters shorter, was pushed by Lori onto an adapted wheeled bench. Even though they had to go everywhere together, it was “very important” for them both to “live as independently as possible,” according to the obituary.

Both graduated from public high school and attended college. They also worked in a hospital laundry for six years.

Over the years, they have appeared in several documentaries and talk shows, as well as an episode of the FX medical drama “Nip/Tuck.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Lori was once engaged to be married, but that her partner died in a car accident. “When he went on a date, George would bring books to read,” Lori said.

In a 1997 documentary, the twins claimed to bathe at different times and shower separately.

Lori and George have always rejected the idea of ​​separating, “Why fix what isn’t broken?” George always said. “Just because we can’t get up and walk away from each other doesn’t mean we can’t feel the loneliness of other people or ourselves,” Lori said.