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This photo was actually taken by Michael Clancy, a photojournalist. You can read his description of the picture at his website.
| | Description | The "Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the
Decade." The attached picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby
named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a 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 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
Samuel, 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 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 my pregnancy isn't about
disability or an illness, it's about a little person."
"The Hand" of the fetus.
Attached is the actual picture, and it is awesome. And hey, pass it
on. The world needs to see this one.
| | Related links | Michael Clancy's Website
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