Michael and Ashton were born five minutes apart. This year they turned forty-five years old, although doctors predicted that Michael would not live long. But now he is a famous lawyer and his brother is a Hollywood star. The latter was once going to commit suicide for his brother, but later refused to help him.

It was a surprise for the parents to have twins. The younger one was very weak, weighing less than a kilogram. The doctors were sure that he would not live another year. The child was taken to the intensive care unit. However, the child fought for his life in such a way that the doctors were amazed.

Michael had two diseases: cardiomyopathy and cerebral palsy. These two made it difficult to live together. As he grew older, the condition worsened. Later, Ashton said that he didn’t want to go home without knowing the news of his brother’s death. When the brothers were fourteen, Michael needed a heart transplant. They were waiting for the donor to appear. And at that moment, Ashton was going to commit suicide to save his brother’s life. Fortunately, his father managed to stop him from doing that. He felt what his son wanted to do, but he could not allow it. The family’s situation was difficult, hope was fading hour by hour, because a donor did not appear. But a miracle happened; a young woman had died and her heart was suitable for Michael.

School years were not easy for Michael. Peers mocked and insulted him, although they were afraid of his brother, Ashton, who protected Michael. However, one day he realized that Michael should protect himself and not be afraid.

The brothers were almost always together, playing, walking, etc. One day, while playing basketball, Ashton refused to help Michael shoot the ball into the basket. However, this was the first case, he always helped his brother. But the meaning of what he did was not only for his brother to learn to throw on his own. With this, he shows that Michael must act independently at every moment of his life.

Ashton helped Michael a lot. Thanks to his brother, he talked about his illness and tried to help people who have the same problem.

Do you think they were so close to each other that much because they were twins or is it irrelevant?