RE: You Need To Check This Out - OT

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TINY HAND

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.

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Mommy to - 3 and Noah - 17 mos.

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That is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen. Please send it

to all the lists, everyone should see this. Mothers everywhere will love

this!

Barbara