\u201cThere\u2019s the whole psychological situation,\u201d Carmen says. \u201cBecause we\u2019ve been so used to being together. I don\u2019t think there\u2019d be a point.\u201d<\/p>\n
The girls were brought to the U.S. by their parents, who sought medical expertise for their daughters\u2019 condition. Each of the girls has a heart, a set of arms, a set of lungs and a stomach.<\/p>\n
But, they share some ribs, their circulatory system, and their digestive and reproductive systems. Doctors have told them that a surgery to separate them could end in serious neurological problems or death.<\/p>\n
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Despite these overwhelming obstacles, the girls have thrived at school and in their personal lives. Carmen told the Courant<\/em>, \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t notice [how different we are], because when they first meet us, we kind of have the same reactions.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cBut our friends, once they get to know us, our friends literally tell us, You guys are so completely different,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, Well, yeah. We\u2019re two different people.’\u201d<\/p>\n Carmen adds that her sister has always been deeply involved in her life. \u201cThere\u2019s been a person there… listening about my crap,\u201d she says. \u201cI guess [there\u2019s] an emotional attachment to my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite Lupita only having 40 percent lung capacity, according to the Courant<\/em>, and a severely curved spine, the sisters say they\u2019d rather live their lives than run the risk of losing each other.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot more risk to it than it actually being beneficial so we…\u201d Carmen begins.<\/p>\n \u201c…decided not to [go through with a surgery],\u201d Lupita finishes. \u201cWe\u2019re just going to live out life and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n When Carmen and Lupita Andrade were born, doctors said they only had three days to live. The conjoined twins, now 16, originally born in Mexico and now living in New Milford, Connecticut, defied those odds and lived far past doctors\u2019 expectations. Health problems have emerged and placed the girls\u2019 futures at risk, but they tell …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[2040],"yoast_head":"\n