World’s longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers, die at 68

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, had been born joined on the stomach on Oct. 28, 1951. In 2014, the brothers earned the excellence of being the world’s oldest set of conjoined twins shortly earlier than their 63rd birthday.

WHIO reported that the 2 died in hospice care in Dayton, their brother Jim mentioned.

Beginning as kids, the brothers appeared in carnivals and circuses as a sideshow attraction. Jim Gaylon informed Mlive that their earnings supported their household for years. TLC aired a documentary concerning the males in 2010.

The brothers retired from entertaining in 1991, and lived alone till 2010 when well being issues prompted them to maneuver in with relations.

The Dayton neighborhood raised funds and helped renovate their new residence to permit the brothers to navigate in a customized wheelchair, the Dayton Every day Information reported.