This is amazing

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 U.S. 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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This is amazing

Just WOW. That is really amazing. What an incredible doctor.

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OMG. This literally brought me to tears. What am absolutely amazing story/picture. Thank you so much for sharing.

This is amazing

Wow what a beautiful story, this brought me to tears. It goes to show you how much of a miracle life really is. Bless this doctor!

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I've seen this before. Incredible

Here is an updated story from 2009 on Samuel

Ten Years Later

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wow

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I'm speechless. This is truly an amazing story. Thanks for sharing!!

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That doctor is an amazing human being.

This is amazing

that is the most beautiful thing ive ever seen (besides my DD of course )

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This is amazing, but forgive me if I am wrong, isn't if the mom is sedated, so is the baby?? How can the baby reach out and grasp his finger?

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This is an amazing picture regardless of whether the baby reached out or the doctor took his hand out.

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WOW!!