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MrsERod
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Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
got this in an email...
eta: if anyone thinks the pic is offensive or too graphic, please just say so, and i'll remove 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 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 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!
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Message edited 2/23/2008 7:13:25 PM.
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
WOW, just WOW
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
Some more info on the photo:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-handofhope3.htm
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| Posted 2/23/08 7:20 PM |
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/thehand.asp
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MrsERod
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
ok...so the story was 'exaggerated' - still an amazing photo nonetheless 
Perhaps it all boils down to semantics. Dr. Bruner has stated elsewhere that Samuel's hand "appeared" in the uterine opening before he reached out and lifted it, lending credence to photographer Clancy's version of events. In any case, although it appears the email does exaggerate when it says the fetus "reached ... through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger," something akin to that really did happen.
Such quibbles don't lessen the impact of the photograph itself, which Dr. Bruner has described as "powerful" and Michael Clancy calls "miraculous."
Message edited 2/23/2008 7:35:52 PM.
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| Posted 2/23/08 7:25 PM |
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MrsPornStar
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
I've seen this photo before and every time I see it, I am moved by it.
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| Posted 2/23/08 7:30 PM |
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CaMacho
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
Wow, amazing picture!
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| Posted 2/23/08 7:45 PM |
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nyteacher13
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
wow!!!
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2BEANS
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
awww, my eyes are full of tears, this is the most amazing picture ever.. thank you so much for sharing!
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nbc188
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
Amazing. Wish they'd show a picture of the baby now (I'm assuming by now the baby is born).
ETA: Just re-read, says something about November, so maybe that's when it was taken? Guess that would mean she's still pregnant with him, so ignore my post  It would be nice to see him when he's born then!
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2BEANS
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
Posted by nbc188
Amazing. Wish they'd show a picture of the baby now (I'm assuming by now the baby is born).
ETA: Just re-read, says something about November, so maybe that's when it was taken? Guess that would mean she's still pregnant with him, so ignore my post It would be nice to see him when he's born then!
it said he was born healthy, not sure when tho.
eta: 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.
this is him now (adorable little boy): http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nrlc.org/news/2003/NRL10/cover.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1615518/posts&h=408&w=433&sz=19&tbnid=QY8Za_FFqbQBFM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsamuel%2Balexander%2Barmas%26um%3D1&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1 Image Attachment(s):
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pmpkn087
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
That IS an amazing picture.
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| Posted 2/23/08 8:51 PM |
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MST9106
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
WOW  LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
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| Posted 2/23/08 10:04 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
I've seen that before and it gets me every time! Amazing!
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| Posted 2/23/08 10:17 PM |
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partyof6
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
so amazing!
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| Posted 2/23/08 11:05 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
what an amazing story
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GenLCSW
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
OMG
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pinkandblue
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
what an AMAZING picture...the miracle of life amazes me
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lvdolphins
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Re: Simply Amazing *graphic but Amazing photo*
I have seen this before. Amazing.
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