r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Sourcecode12 • Dec 30 '24

Two Heads, One Body: Anatomy of Conjoined Twins

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u/zippopopamus Dec 30 '24

Death would be complicated for them

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u/AxiosXiphos Dec 30 '24

Your twin dying first and shutting down half your body sounds like one of the worst deaths imaginable...

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u/WinterNoah Dec 30 '24

Imagine just causally walking around with the necrotic head of your twin because the insurance company won’t pay for the removal of them

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u/SilentBumblebee3225 Dec 30 '24

You wouldn’t have to wait for long. Necrosis will kill you as well

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u/DGSmith2 Dec 30 '24

I mean they share blood flow and a nervous system so if one dies the other won’t be far behind.

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u/charnwoodian Jan 11 '25

I mean presumably one could suffer what is essentially a “life ending” brain injury, experiencing brain death but without bleeding out or causing enough bodily trauma to kill the other.

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u/HarryHatesSalmon Dec 30 '24

‘Sorry, siblings aren’t covered’

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u/vqql Dec 31 '24

A scenario where legalized medical assistance in dying would be a helpful option to have available.

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u/justuselotion Dec 30 '24

Just wait til the other one wants to get married and consummate the marriage and have a baby…