"Wilma Cagle and Welthy Senn, identical twins who turned 100 in November, begin each day together in the same house in Greenville, South Carolina. They dress alike, eat every meal with undiminished enthusiasm, and spend time sitting in their light-filled sun porch. Between them, they raised eight children - Wilma has three, Welthy five - who now share responsibility for their care. Most live nearby, rotating visits and overseeing a daily schedule of caregiving."
"Aside from medication to control blood pressure, neither sister takes daily prescriptions. Both have dementia that primarily affects long-term memory, so Welthy's daughter, Rebecca Hamby, spoke to TODAY.com about her mother and aunt's century-long bond and what it looks like now. "They don't remember much beyond the present," Hamby, 76, tells TODAY, "but they always know where the other one is." That instinct often reveals itself at night."
Identical twin sisters Wilma Cagle and Welthy Senn live together in Greenville, South Carolina, and begin each day side by side. They dress alike, eat every meal together, and spend time on their light-filled sun porch. Between them they raised eight children who now rotate caregiving duties and oversee daily schedules. Both sisters have dementia that mainly affects long-term memory, yet they consistently recognize and seek each other. They share a bedroom with separate beds but sometimes end up in the same bed. Their lifelong attachment continues to provide daily comfort and shape routines.
Read at TODAY.com
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