Little Samuel Armas is now a tumbling, effervescent little boy whose spine was closed during that surgery. SB has affected his legs to some extent, but all in all his surgery gave him a big headstart in life. BTW, the fingers grasping was a reflex that, far from dehumanizing little Sammy, showed his little brain was functioning in connection with his body.
It is an amazing picture & I was really glad to see the House show do the episode the way they did. I had seen the earlier episode where Dr. House counseled the rape victim to get an abortion & that bothered me a bit. It’s good they showed the other side.