Tuesday, January 6, 2009

girl with eight limbs

today, as most days, i found myself engaged by the national geographic channel. Lakshmi Tatma was born with four arms and four legs, but also carries a rare parasitic conjoined twin that could kill her.
in the show, the main focus besides insight into her life was mainly about the decision to amputate. because of the hindu culture and many people believing she is the reincarnation of goddess lakshmi, it is risky. she has been nicknamed "octoddler" by a couple of resources.

2 comments:

  1. I watched Nat Geo all week! Luckily I caught this show too. Sooo interesting.
    Did you see the show about bringing people back from the dead?

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  2. i missed it, but i recorded it on dvr so ill have to watch it before i return to murfreesboro!

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