Ken of Kentropolis 0 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Absolutely amazing story about a girl with 8 limbs, 2 spines, 2 abdominal cavities - she has a "parasitic twin" that didn't survive, but she absorbed the remaining parts of the fetus - going through surgery to get to a normal body, they hope. Amazing what nature is capable of. http://news.aol.com/story/_a/eight-limbed-girl-has-successful-surgery/20071106081709990001 Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 surgery is done... she's healthy. AFAIK interesting that it's coming from a hindu community, eh? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 you should see the x-ray. She looks like one of those hindu godesses. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 many locals were worshipping her, btw. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 cute kid, glad she's healthy post surgery. i read that various circuses and freakshows wanted to buy her, and her parents had to hide her away in case she was kidnapped for a freakshow. poor thing Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I am glad she got the care she needed - and that all is going well. Her parents are pretty brave. They stood up to intense pressure to keep her the way she way born for religious reasons. Gotta also bear in mind this is place where people dleiberatly main thier kids and themselves so they are more effective beggars! Top marks to her folks for keeping it real. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 That's sad to hear about the freakshows and hiding. I imagine she'll be struggling with it a bit as she gets older. For some reason I sense a lot of emotional issues developing. Good luck to her and I hope she remains healthy. Link to post Share on other sites
berryberrycold 0 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wow that is really really strange, poor girl. Link to post Share on other sites
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