Guest guest Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 > > > > 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 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. > > 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 a newborn; 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. > There are two ways to live your life. > One is as though nothing is a miracle. > > The other is as though everything is a > miracle. > > Albert Einstein > > > > > _________________________ Découvrez le tout nouveau Mail et son interface révolutionnaire ! Avec Mail, vous gardez votre adresse mail, même si vous changez de fournisseur d'accès Internet. http://fr.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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