Posted on 04/15/2006 6:27:25 AM PDT by DollyCali
Edited on 04/15/2006 6:42:22 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
This is just unbeleivable! Please read before viewing picture - it's worth it! 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 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. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome...incredible....and hey, pass it on. The world needs to see this one! What a wonderful Easter Story of HOPE & NEW LIFE -- my God is an awesome God!!!!!PICTURE OF THE YEAR (Maybe?)
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.
www.fetal-surgery.com has more pictures of other surgeries and more info.
Thank you. Funny thing when one posts a thread.. It will be soon corrected, updated & a wealth of information comes forth.
Appreciate you taking the time to share. HAPPY EASTER to you & yours
Thanks for posting this.
BTTT
What a blast from the past. I remember when this picture first hit FR. It was one of the hottest threads back then.
Yes, I was surprised it was from the "past". I was a very bad poster & did check it was NOT a hoax but didn't read the article to see it was several years old. Guess it is nice to bring up again. Thanks for your note AP!
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