[Faith-talk] baby reaches for surgeon's finger

[Barbara Hammel]

That just gives me chills to read.  I know just how tiny the small hand was. 
Almost eight years ago we lost a 20-weeker.  It's truly amazing how 
well-formed they are that young.  I know, we see lots of 24-week babies 
survive but you truly can't grasp the wonder of how perfect they are even 
that tiny.
Barbara

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Subject: [Faith-talk] baby reaches for surgeon's finger

>
> 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 US paper which published it, you probably
> Would never have seen it.
>
> The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander 
> Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner.
>
> The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed 
> from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an 
> obstetrics nurse in Atlanta . She knew of Dr Bruner's remarkable
> Surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr 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. As Dr Bruner completed the 
> surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed
> Hand through the incision  and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr 
> Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the 
> most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the 
> procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
>
> 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 Samuel Alexander Armas 
> emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr Joseph Bruner 
> as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life.'
>
> Little Samuel's mother said they 'wept for days' when they saw the 
> picture. She said, 'The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability 
> or an illness, it's about a little person.'Samuel was born in perfect 
> health, the operation 100 percent successful.
>
>
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