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Born on September 18, 1961 in Reading, Pennsylvania as Lori and Dori Schappell, Lori and George Schappell, is believed to be the world's oldest female conjoined twins. The sisters are craniopagus conjoined twins which means their heads are joined together since birth. Though they share 30% of their brain matter, the sister have a very different personalities and living, insofar as possible, individual lives and a a mark of individuality, and disliking the fact that their names rhymed, Dori changed her name to Reba. By 2007 she was preferring to be known as George.

While Lori is able-bodied, George has spina bifida which has caused growth retardation of her lower body and severe mobility impairment. The two women are therefore of very different heights. There was no wheel chair that suited George's unique condition, because to move around, she must be raised to her sister's height, to avoid undue strain upon Lori's neck and back. The only thing on wheels that was the right height was a bar stool. Using this as the foundation, George designed the wheelchair that she currently uses. One of the benefits of having a high wheel chair is that, unlike most people in conventional wheelchairs, the user is raised to about the height of a standing adult, which better facilitates normal communication.

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