The Gift of Life (not for the squeamish)

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This is amazing, read story before opening picture. The most
> > > remarkable picture I've ever seen in my life!
> > >
> > > 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 paper, you probably will
> never
> > > see it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unbornbaby 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. During the surgery on little
> > > Samuel,
> > > the little guy ! reached his tiny, but fully developed, hand through
the
> > > incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger.
> > >
> > > 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 my
> > > pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little
> > > person." "The Hand" of the fetus. You can see the actual picture, and
it
> > > is
> > > awesome...incredible.
> > >