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Con ct Conne Ti Jit the other; the left thumb print almost matches Sh ared Illnes S & In j ury Silva Landa burnt herself on an iron. 20 the right thumbprint of the other. The Chap- kms away her twin Marta felt the pain and lins dress in mirror image, right down to blistered in the same spot. Both have scars. bracelets on opposite wrists; if one breaks a Shared illnesses and injuries amongst twins shoelace the other pulls the lace out of the is a common phenomenon, even when they Helen Fry, aged 13, was out shopping opposite shoe. are miles apart. with her grandmother. Suddenly she started to But this particular behaviour could in part Since 1953, Professor Luigi Gedda ofthe _ stagger around dazed. On arriving home she be attributed to their upbringing. Theirparents | Gregor Mendel Institute in Rome has con- _ promptly fell asleep. Her twin, Lorraine, was actively encouraged their togetherness and _ ducted a study on more than 15,000 pairs of __ in hospital having a minor operation; both similarity and they were not allowed any _ twins. He has a “clock-of-life” hypothesis to children had experienced the general anaes- friends. Both parents were friendless and un- account for the extraordinary correspon- thetic. Jayne Wilkinson aged five fell over and communicative, with Mrs Chaplin being ex- dences in the lives of twins. Transmission of _ broke her nose, her twin Claire had a nose- cessivzly house-proud. The twins’ only ap- _ pain, physical wounds, carbon copy accidents _ bleed. parent pleasure is bathing together and wash- _- all of which defy rational or scientific expla- ing each other’s long hair. It is estimated they _ nations. Even in D use 14 bars of soap and three large bottles of In 1948, Alice Lambe, a 20 year old typist, ve eath shampoo each week. sat reading in the parlour of her family home. They now live in ahostel forthe mentally At 4.35 p.m. she felt an enormous jolt on the Sometimes pain transference in twins can be handicapped. left side of her body, then a sharp stabbing _ fatal; sisters Helen and Peg are acase in point. pain and a feeling of shock. The impactofthis | One night Helen woke screaming and white- “feeling of a blow” knocked her offherchair. faced with a terrible pain in her chest. She ° She called out to her father and just beforeshe | managed to reach her father before passing I d eo gl OsSsla passed out said “something has happened to _ out, but died in the ambulance on the way to Diane”. hospital - as did Peg who had been in a car Diune, her identical twin was 110 kms _— accident at exactly the same time Helen away inanothertownfortheday.Thetrainshe awoke. Shedied from massive injuries caused was traveling home in was derailed and she _ by the steering wheel penetrating her chest. was thrown across the carriage, suffering two Grace and Virginia Kennedy were bom in 1970 in Georgia USA. They developed a unique and private language between them- selves, with highly original vocabulary and fractured ribs. Diane took two weeks off work The examples of synchronicity in twins’ ey das This phenomenonis known as ideo- 4g a result of her injuries. The strange thing _ lives go on forever. These are just some cases glossia. was that Alice also took two weeks off work, from around the world, based on research The twins suffered apparent seizures as complaining of pains in her chest. Eventually _ done in this field by Professor Luigi Gedda of babies and at 17 months started to speak Alice was x-rayed and it was discovered that the Gregor Mendel Institute in Rome. rapidly in a language of their own. The only she also had two fractured ribs in the same Identical twins are fascinating to all of us English they spoke was ‘Mummy’ and place as Diane. who are not one. They have been the source of ‘Daddy’ and they called each other ‘Poto’ and much study to see whether environment and *Cabenga’. In 1977 the Children’s Hospital in In 1975 Nettie Porterwasinvolvedinacar __ social patterns or genetics are a primary cause San Diego, California started speech therapy crash. Her identical twin Nita Hurst was at __ for their similarity; they’ve also been studied ina study of the twins, inthe hope ofleaming — work 700 kms away. Suddenly she felt stab- _to illuminate the nature of telepathy. Identical something about the mysteries of language bing pains in her left leg. She rolled up her _ twins are the closest humanity comes to clon- development. As they grew older they sud- onsers and was amazed to see bruises ap- ing without genetically tampering with na- denly began to speak English, but have never pearing up her leg. The matron in the hospital _ ture. Perhaps they hold more sccrets than we revealed the meaning of their private lan- 4 which she worked bore witness to this know. guage. phenomenon and the bruises corresponded to by Nissa Nettie’s injuries. a NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988 11 Silva Landa burnt herself on an iron. 20 kms away her twin Marta felt the pain and blistered in the same spot. Both have scars. the other; the left thumb print almost matches the right thumbprint of the other. The Chap- lins dress in mirror image, right down to bracelets on opposite wrists; if one breaks a shoelace the other pulls the lace out of the opposite shoe. But this particular behaviour could in part be attributed to their upbringing. Their parents actively encouraged their togetherness and similarity and they were not allowed any friends. Both parents were friendless and un- communicative, with Mrs Chaplin being ex- cessivzly house-proud. The twins’ only ap- parent pleasure is bathing together and wash- ing each other’s long hair. It is estimated they use 14 bars of soap and three large bottles of shampoo each week. They now live in a hostel for the mentally handicapped. Shared illnesses and injuries amongst twins is a common phenomenon, even when they are miles apart. Since 1953, Professor Luigi Gedda of the Gregor Mendel Institute in Rome has con- ducted a study on more than 15,000 pairs of twins. He has a “clock-of-life” hypothesis to account for the extraordinary correspon- dences in the lives of twins. Transmission of pain, physical wounds, carbon copy accidents - all of which defy rational or scientific expla- nations. In 1948, Alice Lambe, a 20 year old typist, sat reading in the parlour of her family home, At 4.35 p.m. she felt an enormous jolt on the left side of her body, then a sharp stabbing pain and a feeling of shock. The impact of this “feeling of a blow” knocked her off her chair. She called out to her father and just before she passed out said “something has happened to Diane”. Diane, her identical twin was 110 kms away in another town for the day. The train she was traveling home in was derailed and she was thrown across the carriage, suffering two frectured ribs. Diane took two weeks off work as a result of her injuries. The strange thing was that Alice also took two weeks off work, complaining of pains in her chest. Eventually Alice was x-rayed and it was discovered that she also had two fractured ribs in the same place as Diane. Helen Fry, aged 13, was out shopping with her grandmother. Suddenly she started to stagger around dazed. On arriving home she promply fell asleep. Her twin, Lorraine, was in hospital having a minor operation; both children had experienced the general anaes- thetic, Jayne Wilkinson aged five fell over and broke her nose, her twin Claire had a nose- bleed. Sometimes pain transference in twins can be fatal; sisters Helen and Peg are acase in point. One night Helen woke screaming and white- faced with a terrible pain in her chest. She managed to reach her father before passing out, but died in the ambulance on the way to hospital - as did Peg who had been in a car accident at exactly the same time Helen awoke, She died from massive injuries caused by the steering wheel penetrating her chest. Grace and Virginia Kennedy were bom in 1970 in Georgia USA. They developed a unique and private language between them- selves, with highly original vocabulary and syntax. This phenomenonis known as ideo- glossia. The twins suffered apparent seizures as babies and at 17 months started to speak rapidly in a language of their own. The only English they spoke was ‘Mummy' and ‘Daddy’ and they called each other ‘Poto’ and ‘Cabenga’. In 1977 the Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California started speech therapy in a study of the twins, in the hope of learning something about the mysteries of language development. As they grew older they sud- denly began to speak English, but have never revealed the meaning of their private lan- The examples of synchronicity in twins’ lives go on forever. These are just some cases from around the world, based on research done in this field by Professor Luigi Gedda of the Gregor Mendel Institute in Rome. Identical twins are fascinating to all of us who are not one. They have been the source of much study to see whether environment and social patterns or genetics are a primary cause for their similarity; they’ve also been studied to illuminate the nature of telepathy. Identical twins are the closest humanity comes to clon- ing without genetically tampering with na- ture. Perhaps they hold more sccrets than we Jn 1975 Nettie Porter was involved in acar crash. Her identical twin Nita Hurst was at work 700 kms away. Suddenly she felt stab- bing pains in her left leg. She rolled up her trousers and was amazed to see bruises ap- pearing up her leg. The matron in the hospital at which she worked bore witness to this phenomenon and the bruises corresponded to Nettie’s injuries. know. guage. by Nissa NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988 Shared Illness & Injury Even in Death Ideoglossia