1.   Because the twins shared a heart, doctors gave the Lawlers little hope.

2.   Identical twins share the same genes, while fraternal twins share half on average.

3.   Medical officials said there have been previous cases in which Siamese twins shared vital organs, forcing doctors to doom one to save the other.

4.   Still, the twins do share some similarities besides their genetic likeness.

5.   The end result of which is that the former twins are once again sharing a dressing room, albeit with a little more room to breathe.

6.   Their love story ponders questions of identity and isolation and relies on the intuitive communicative subtleties shared by twins.

7.   Doctors say that because the twins share so much of their chest wall, they would not be able to breathe normally if separated.

8.   The Nepalese twins shared the same skull cavity.

9.   The twins had also shared part of the large intestine.

10.   There, they developed a good relationship with the Bunker family, who let the twins share their surname.