Ischiopagi associated with surgery and reconstruction of organs. Surgery to separate conjoined twins has allowed surgeons to be able to study the mechanisms of embryogenesis as well as the physiological consequences of parabiosis. Depending upon what organs are shared among the twins and if they are surgically separable, usually only one of the twins makes it through the surgery or they both die due to complications either before or during the surgery. Now that successful surgery has been reported and more findings are becoming available due to research and pre-surgery evaluation, better surgery techniques and procedures will be available in the
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Tubman- Sheila's thirteen year old sister, who's a ballerina and is boy crazy Merle "Mouse" Ellis- Sheila's friend in Tarrytown, who is the junior champion of yo-yoing. She's a champion swimmer, and a dog lover Betsy Ellis- Mouse's four year old sister, who's also a champion swimmer. Since she's allergic to dogs, she has a make-believe dog called Ootch Sondra and Jane Van Arden- The Van Arden twins, who are good friends with Sheila and Mouse. They both are very excellent swimmers and both get easily offended. They all argue at a sleepover. Marty- Sheila's swimming teacher, who struggles to