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Could the Hilton sisters have been physically separated?

Posted by: PlayWiz 03:49 pm EST 11/24/14

Due to the nature of where they were connected, were there attempts at some point to consider an operation to separate them? If it wasn't feasible at time, around what time period would medical innovations have made such an operation possible?


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probsbly very feasible after ww2

Posted by: dramedy 03:56 pm EST 11/24/14
In reply to: Could the Hilton sisters have been physically separated? - PlayWiz 03:49 pm EST 11/24/14

With little risk. But I think they were very poor near the end of the life, so it would have probably been publicity free type surgery.

They died of cold or flue and one died a few days before the other in a trailer, so they were fairly independent circulatory system. Hopefully the striving twin was so out of it or unconsciences she wasn't aware of the others death.


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re: probsbly very feasible after ww2

Posted by: tandelor 03:59 pm EST 11/24/14
In reply to: probsbly very feasible after ww2 - dramedy 03:56 pm EST 11/24/14

Just watched the documentary thanks to its mention here. They were offered the chance to be separated later in life but declined the offer.


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didmthey give a reason why?

Posted by: dramedy 04:05 pm EST 11/24/14
In reply to: re: probsbly very feasible after ww2 - tandelor 03:59 pm EST 11/24/14

Nm


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re: didmthey give a reason why?

Posted by: tandelor 10:25 pm EST 11/24/14
In reply to: didmthey give a reason why? - dramedy 04:05 pm EST 11/24/14

It was late in their life and they had accepted and become used to their conjoined lives. Their bodies may have survived the separation but they didn't feel their souls could. I may be putting it a bit poetically, but you can understand what they meant. As poor as they were and by then forgotten, they said their happiest times were in that small town where an unscrupulous manager had left them stranded. Strangers cared for them better than friends, family, managers, and guardians ever had.


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