The Twins Who Used To Share One Body | BORN DIFFERENT

A PAIR of formerly conjoined twins are about to take on their next big adventure on their own. Macey and Mackenzie Garrison, 18, were attached at the pelvis when they were born, alongside their triplet sister Madeline. Nine months later, Macey and Mackenzie were separated in a 24-hour-surgery. The operation left both twins with one leg each, and they had multiple surgeries, including spinal infusions, to carry on life as normal as possible. Macey told Truly: “We're so very independent, we don't need help. We can do pretty much everything that normal people can do. I don't look at myself as, like, I can't do that. Because I have one leg. That's just not who we are as people.” As well as going through school, the twins also learnt how to drive, ride horses and swim together. Despite being close, the twins insist they don’t do everything together. Mackenzie added: “I think people expect us to literally do the exact same thing. Every single day, be with each other all the time. Because we were conjoined twins. We're completely different, which I like." They’re coming up to a big milestone in their lives, and they’re soon heading off to university. They’ll be living on different campuses and spending more time separately. Mackenzie and Macey believe branching out on their own will be good for them, and the whole family. Mackenzie added: “I need to go to college for myself. I think just being able to be on our own and figuring it out by ourselves is what I'm looking forward to.”