http://8limbedw1.blogspot.com TV Documentary about a toddler born with eight limbs and believed by some to be the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Hindu goddess Lakshmi(correction.) She is set to undergo a 40-hour operation to remove half of her limbs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svPXbFAjAFM Update one year later.
Lakshmi Tatma was born joined to a 'parasitic twin' and will go under the knife at the hands of 30 surgeons to remove two of her useless arms and legs. The headless 'twin' is joined to Lakshmi at the pelvis and has its own spinal column and kidney.
Without the operation the little girl would never be able to walk or crawl and would be unlikely to live past her early teens, doctors said. The extraordinary eight-limbed baby was born in a poverty-stricken region of Bihar, India - on the day devoted to the celebration of the four-armed Hindu deity Vishnu.
Her mother Poonam Tatma said she believed her daughter was "a miracle, a reincarnation" of Vishnu.
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romanking84(Thursday 8th of January 2009 04:33:36 PM)
a dea kali
caitlinjane92(Thursday 8th of January 2009 03:31:27 PM)
I wanted to watch the documentary of her that came up last week, but it started at 9:00pm, and I can't go to bed any later than 8:30 during school weeks. UGH!
26highstreet(Thursday 8th of January 2009 03:15:11 PM)
amazing i saw the documentary and it was quite moving, such a pretty child who was born into poverty and disabilty, its a good thing that a lot of indian doctors are not so god fearing and get on and do the right thing
annefrank11(Thursday 8th of January 2009 01:25:06 PM)
Wow...that's mind-blowing..
And I just noticed that the TV anchor IS a real anchor. I thought he was only an actor in Shawn Of The Dead. Hahaha.
Pretty much, SnowdogChain, yeah. Wouldn't you, if a baby was born that looked just like one of your gods? These are very strict religous people, give 'em a break.
emilynyb(Thursday 8th of January 2009 08:44:06 AM)
let me guess, The Hindus worshipped her and added her to their dictionary of over 300 gods
sunandmoon122(Thursday 8th of January 2009 12:18:34 AM)
wow dude thats sad just to think that theres 2 babys but one didn't form completly
PuchiChii9(Wednesday 7th of January 2009 09:59:39 PM)
Wow, really?! I'm so glad! ^^ Thanks very much for telling me.
slim2shy19(Wednesday 7th of January 2009 09:51:23 PM)
What a coincidence. I was just watching this on National Geographic last night and just so happened to run up on it on Youtube. Don't worry, the surgery went through alright and they are teaching her how to walk.
