The world's oldest conjoined twins Lori L. Schappell and George A. Schappell, have died, a Pennsylvania funeral home and Guinness World Records have confirmed
They were also the "first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders," when George came out as a transgender male in 2007, per Guinness World Recordswebsite confirmed that the world's oldest conjoined twins, Lori L. Schappell and George A. Schappell, of Pennsylvania, died on Sunday, April 7, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Lori and George were born on Sept. 18, 1961, in West Reading, Pa. to Franklin G. Schappel and the late Ruth G. Schappell. They are two of eight siblings. Per GWR, George had Spina Bifida and couldn't walk. So, he moved around using a wheelchair that Lori pushed for him.
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