tawss04 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Only a mother could understand 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 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. 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. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome incredible ... and hey, pass it on. The world needs to see this one! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_Veteran Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Simply amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drako Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 amazing, i remember seeing this picture before and then i was unable to find it again. thanks tawss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon1178 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Simply amazing! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyc_2006_SS Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Truly a miracle!!! Amazing how God works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006LS2TB Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 That's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Sweet picture ... but not accurate ... The picture is real ... but the babys hand did not reach out and grab the doctor ... he was knocked out ( as well as the mother ) and the hand flopped out ... the doctor reached over and placed it back inside. Awesome picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Powerful image there. Mr. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlueSS Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 It's absolutely incredible what modern medicine can do. With alot of help from above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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