Conjoined twins of one or both of the twins, particularly if they are joined at the head or share a vital organ. This makes the ethics of surgical separation, where the twins can survive if not separated, contentious. Alice Dreger of Northwestern University found the quality of life of twins who remain conjoined to be higher than is commonly supposed. Lori and George Schappell and Abby and Brittany Hensel are notable examples. The first record of separating conjoined twins took place in the Byzantine Empire in the 900s. One of the conjoined twins had already died, so surgeons attempted to separate 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