Teenage girl with 'twin' growing from her chest to get medical help (photos)
Veronica Cominguez, 14, was born with the limbs and an oblong-shaped torso growing from her chest in Iligan City, Philippines.
The extra parts, belonging to a parasitic twin which did not develop properly have continued to grow with her.
She even cleans her living ''twin'' and cuts her finger nails for her.
But Veronica is now finally set to live a normal life after locals raised money and officials organised for her to fly to neighbouring Thailand for an operation.
When I was little, I thought it was just a foot. But as I grew up, it became bigger, said Veronica.
It's heavy, it limits my movement. It keeps swinging. My dress often gets wet.
Veronica's mother, Flora Cominguez, said their family has a history of twins.
She was not able to properly see a doctor during her pregnancy but said that she knew that it was twins. She even had a name for both of them
Unfortunately, the other baby did not fully develop.
Flora said that Veronica's navel would always get wet because of the liquid that comes out of it.
Sometimes, the discharge has blood on it.
The liquid that comes out of the opening smells bad, like human excretion, she added.
According to Veronica's doctor, the extra limbs can be removed through a simple operation.
Veronica is now waiting to have her ''twin'' who has become a parasite, removed as soon as possible.
The local government office in her village, which has her under its welfare care system, said she is due to fly to Thailand in the coming weeks for the procedure.
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