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PARASITIC TWIN SISTER! Girl living with two extra arms and half-formed fingers on her stomach to have them removed
A 14-year-old school girl will undergo surgery to have her twin removed from her chest and abdomen.
The Filipina schoolgirl, Veronica Cominguez, has lived her entire life with a parasitic twin growing out of her chest and abdomen.
According to The Irish Mirror, she has lived with the undeveloped twin since they were in utero.
Veronica was born with the twin’s foot, arm, and leg protruding from her own abdomen. And because the family lacked access to medical care, the twin was essentially absorbed into Veronica’s body.
As Veronica grew so did the twin, she says she even trims its nails.
Their mother, Flora Cominguez, even had names for both of them.
Unfortunately, the twin – besides being unsightly – has led to other problems for the young lady.
“It’s heavy, it limits my movement. It keeps swinging. My dress often gets wet.”
In fact, the twin causes secretions to leak out of Veronica’s navel. Oftentimes it looks like blood. Her mother says that the goo that seeps out often smells like human waste.
Thanks to the kindness and generosity of her neighbours, who raised money for an operation. Veronica will soon be flown to neighbouring Thailand, according to a government spokesperson.
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