What Happens When One Conjoined Twin Dies?
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In a dance designed for two, what happens when the music stops for one? This week Jer and Tay go OG FGF mode. After introducing the newest member of the team, Haeley, Jer delves into the complex world of conjoined twins, particularly focusing on the rare and heartbreaking scenario where one twin dies but the other lives. We explore the various types of conjoined twins and the medical intricacies involved, from shared organs to separate sensations. Modern medicine offers some the possibility of separation, yet for others, like the famed Abby and Brittany Hensel, separation is not a viable option. To cap it all off, a small exploration of the meaning of Glass Child Syndrome. Not a kid that’s fragile, but a kid who feels like people see right through them.
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| 0:21.4 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast where we talk about what it's like to be sick. |
| 0:34.2 | This week, another host episode. |
| 0:42.1 | Okay. to be sick. This week, another host episode. Well, folks, this week, |
| 0:44.9 | we're doing something a little different, |
| 0:46.6 | but actually a little familiar, |
| 0:48.3 | but a little different from what was familiar. |
| 0:51.4 | Brian is in the Middle East. |
| 0:56.3 | We sent him over there to cover a story. |
| 0:59.8 | Andy Ganesh. |
| 1:02.5 | Yeah. The Middle East. |
| 1:03.9 | That's a Nova Scotia joke. |
| 1:06.7 | He's in Dubai hanging out with his brother. |
| 1:09.4 | So he's out of town. |
| 1:10.4 | And I figured, you know what? |
| 1:12.9 | There's lots of things to be celebrating here at Snack Labs, the headquarters where we bring |
| 1:19.0 | you podcasts like this, sick boy. And Brian's out of town. And so why don't we, why don't we come back to the OG, feel good Friday kind of vibes, just do a little host episode. |
| 1:33.4 | And not include Brian, but instead replace Brian with our latest employee, our first full-time employee that we've ever hired here. |
| 1:44.0 | Employee number one. Fucking super cool. Addition to the team. Haley, hello. Hello. Welcome to the sick boy podcast. Thank you for having me. Now you have the beatis. You got diabetes. I got diabetes. Oh, we're not going to be talking about that. Okay. But who knows? Maybe, I mean, I don't know. Do you want to talk about diabetes? No, I don't know. We don't have to. How's your blood sugar? Oh, that's a good question. |
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