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When they were born premature in 1912, doctors gave Paulette and Simone the slimmest chance of survival.
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Multiple Pregnancy or multiple births refers to the condition where a woman delivers twins or multiple neonates such as triplets, quadruplets etc. Multiple pregnancy classified as identical or fraternal.
Multiple Pregnancy or multiple births refers to the condition where a woman delivers twins or multiple neonates such as triplets, quadruplets etc. Multiple pregnancy classified as identical or fraternal.
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There is no official confirmation that Paulette and Simone, at 104 years of age, are the oldest twins in France, but they appear to be the likely holders of the title.
There is no official confirmation that Paulette and Simone are the oldest twins in France, but they appear to be the likely holders of the title.
"We're being very spoiled," one of them says as they show off the flowers given by the local council and fellow retirement home residents to mark their 104th birthday.
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Their entry to the world did not bode well.
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The twins were fused from the abdomen to the pelvis and were transferred to the French Medical Institute for Children, co-run by medical charity Chain of Hope.
The twins were fused from the abdomen to the pelvis and were transferred to the French Medical Institute for Children, co-run by medical charity Chain of Hope.
"We were due in March but we were born in January. They gave us a very small chance of surviving. I didn't even weigh a kilo. And you, just three pounds," she says to her sister.
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Paulette, widowed at the age of 36 years, worked as a hairdresser for 15 years in Algeria, then in Paris.
Simone, a dressmaker like her mother, lost her husband when she was 64 years old.
Neither had any children.
The twins, whose only brother died in accident at the age of 99 years, insist it's their lasting friendship that has kept them going all this time.
"We are still alive because we have always stayed close. We keep our independence - each of us has her own room - but we only need to cross the corridor to see and talk to each other. We pity old people who are alone with no one to visit them," says one of them. Paulette and Simone spend their time keeping up with current affairs, reading, watching television and listening to music.
Simone also regularly writes poems which she keeps in a notebook.
Any other tips for a long life? "A simple life - no excess. No alcohol. And lots of sport. We did gymnastics for a long time, and a huge amount of cycling - almost every day."
Source-AFP
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