Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins, first received global recognition in 1996 when they appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. The sisters have now passed a significant milestone in their lives: Abby is married.
The Hensels later appeared in the upbeat TLC reality show “Abby and Brittany,” which featured them driving, going to Europe, and even riding a moped. When the sitcom finished after one season, Abby and Brittany had recently graduated from college with degrees in education.
Abby and Brittany are conjoined twins who share a bloodstream and all organs below their waist
A lot has happened during the last decade. Abby, 34, is currently married. According to official documents, Abby, a teacher, and Josh Bowling, a nurse and United States Army veteran, got married in 2021. The sisters also posted images from the wedding on social media. The pair reside in Minnesota, where the Hensels were born and reared.
The sisters both teach fifth grade in Minnesota.
Bowling’s Facebook profile shows photographs and videos of the family enjoying nature excursions, ice cream, and snow tubing. BreezyScroll contacted Abby for a comment but did not receive an instant answer.
Abby and Brittany are dicephalic-conjoined twins who share a bloodstream and all organs below their waist. Brittany controls their left arm and leg, while Abby controls their right.
When Abby and Brittany were born in 1990, their parents, Patty and Mike Hensel, concluded that separation surgery was too hazardous. At the time, physicians stated there was a slim possibility both would survive the operation.
“How could you pick between the two?” Mike mentioned this in a 2001 interview with Time magazine.
Only roughly one in every 200,000 live births produces conjoined twins. According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, around 70% of conjoined twins are female, with the majority being stillborn.
In the 2003 documentary “Joined for Life,” Patty Hensel stated that her daughters wanted to have children someday.
“That is probably something that could work because those organs do work for them,” she said.
“Yeah, we’re going to be moms,” Brittany said. “We haven’t thought about how being moms is going to work yet. But we’re just 16 — we don’t need to think about that right now.”
