Conjoined Twins

I've always realized how lucky I am to be alive. I'm also so lucky because I was not born conjoined like hundreds of other twins are.

Conjoined twins are born 1 in every 200,00 births and have between a 5 and 25% chance of survival. They are also always the same gender and are identical.

There was a story from CNN yesterday about a set of twins who were conjoined and died due to the complications and can be found here.

As a twin I'm so lucky I am healthy and alive unlike other twins who have complications at birth. My parents also remind of us of our luck and we shouldn't take it for granted.