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Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, the longest-surviving pair of conjoined twins ever, have died. They were 68.
The Beavercreek, Ohio-based twins died on Saturday after experiencing “a decline in their health over the last 10 years,” according to Guinness World Records.
“They made 68, and they couldn’t ask for anything more,” brother Jim Galyon told the Associated Press. “Their bodies were tired and it was time.”
Ronnie and Donnie were born joined at the abdomen in October 1951, and stayed that way, as doctors felt that separating them would be too high-risk, Guinness said.
Just before their 63rd birthday, they surpassed the record set by their “heroes” Chang and Eng Bunker, another pair of conjoined twins who lived to be 62 years and 251 days old before they died in 1874.
The Beavercreek, Ohio-based twins died on Saturday after experiencing “a decline in their health over the last 10 years,” according to Guinness World Records.
“They made 68, and they couldn’t ask for anything more,” brother Jim Galyon told the Associated Press. “Their bodies were tired and it was time.”
Ronnie and Donnie were born joined at the abdomen in October 1951, and stayed that way, as doctors felt that separating them would be too high-risk, Guinness said.
Just before their 63rd birthday, they surpassed the record set by their “heroes” Chang and Eng Bunker, another pair of conjoined twins who lived to be 62 years and 251 days old before they died in 1874.
