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> >> >

> >> > This is so sad....and sweet at the same time!!!

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > > >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 named 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 life. " 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. You can see the

> >> > actual

> >> > > >picture, and it

> >> > > >is awesome...incredible.And hey, pass it on. The world needs to

>see

> >> > this

> >> > > >one.

> >> > > >

> >> > > >

> >> > > >

(See attached file: bighand.gif.gif)

[Guest guest]

Dan,

What a precious and yet amazing picture.

Thanks for sharing.

Hugs,

Sandy

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>

> > >> >

> > >> > This is so sad....and sweet at the same time!!!

> > >> >

>

> > >> >

> > >> > > >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 named 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 life. " 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. You can see

the

> > >> > actual

> > >> > > >picture, and it

> > >> > > >is awesome...incredible.And hey, pass it on. The world needs to

> >see

> > >> > this

> > >> > > >one.

> > >> > > >

> > >> > > >

> > >> > > >

>

>

> (See attached file: bighand.gif.gif)

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