Fw: Pic of the year (READ BEFORE OPENING)

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I just think this is lovely.

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Fran Stiff

A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact,unless you obtained a copy of the paper, you probably will never see it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon name ph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little 's mother, Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. During the surgery on little , the little guy reached his, tiny, but fully developed,hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. ph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of ife." Little 's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The photo reminds us my pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person. "The Hand" of the fetus. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome ... incredible. And hey, pass it on. The world needs to see this one!