62 岁的连体双胞胎洛里和乔治·沙佩尔违背医学预测去世。 62-year-old conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who defied medical predictions, passed away.
世界上最年长的连体双胞胎洛里和乔治·沙佩尔去世，享年 62 岁。 Lori and George Schappell, the world's oldest conjoined twins, have passed away at the age of 62. 这对兄弟姐妹出生时头骨部分融合，共享 30% 的大脑，这打破了医学界对他们活不过 30 岁的预测。 Born with partially-fused skulls and sharing 30% of their brains, the siblings defied medical predictions that they wouldn't live past 30. 患有脊柱裂的乔治成为了一名乡村歌手，而洛莉则赢得了保龄球奖杯。 George, who had spina bifida, pursued a career as a country singer, while Lori won trophies for ten-pin bowling. 2007年，乔治也公开了自己的变性身份。 George also came out as transgender in 2007.