Lori and Reba Schappell - Conjoined Twins
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Lori and George Schappell, born September 18, 1961 in Reading, Pennsylvania, are American entertainers. George Schapell was born Dori Schapell, and was known for several years as Reba Schapell.
Born as Lori and Dori Schappell, the sisters are craniopagus conjoined twins, joined at the head and sharing 30% of their brain matter, but having very different personalities and living, insofar as possible, individual lives. As a mark of individuality, and disliking the fact that their names rhymed, Dori changed her name to Reba. By 2007 she was preferring to be known as George.
Lori and George spent the first twenty-four years of their lives living in an institution in Reading in which the majority of inmates suffered severe intellectual disability. Although neither is intellectually disabled, George's condition required special care. A court decision was made that their parents would be unable to care for them properly and they were removed and institutionalized. In the 1960s there were few hospital institutions for those people who had special needs that were unusual. In order that they might be placed in the institution, they were diagnosed as suffering from intellectual disability. When they reached adulthood, George, with the help of Ginny Thornburgh, wife of a former Governor of Pennsylvania, fought to have this diagnosis overturned and Lori and George were able to go to college.
Information: Wikipedia
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@gupta5882 - This clip is proof that there is no God, or if there is a God, he's an asshole.
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@gupta5882 - God bless you? lmao. Are you being sarcastic?
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Why did they own a hat they can't wear?
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woaw, totally united but never to see each other's face.
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Do they share thoughts?
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@MRDJDRAJ1 Just what they need. Sombody to toot their horn or patronize them. Thats kind of like treating them as a pet I would think.
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feel bad for them serious.
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Hard to live. Respect!
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THEY JUST TURN 50...............50TH B'DAY..
HAPY B'DAY TO THEM..
GO TO YAHOO IT HAS A ARTICLE ABT THIS TWINS...
GOOOOD MAY BLESSS YOU...
THUMPS UP IF YOU AGREE..
MRDJDRAJ1 5 months ago 37
Happy 50th birth day, god bless u..
gupta5882 5 months ago 15