Friday, August 29, 2008

08-29-2008

READ a news article in one of the following news websites and fill in the corresponding information:

Who?
Lakshmi Tatma , 2 year old indian girl .
What?
Lakshmi was born with with 4 arms and 4 legs.
When?
article written sometime during febuary 2008.
Where?
BANGALORE, India
Why?

Lakshmi was born joined at the pelvis to a "parasitic twin" that stopped developing in her mother's womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped twin.
How?
lakshmi was constantly compared and seen as the hindu godess that has 4 arms,but her health was at more risk than her image to society. Soon on Novembre 7 2007 , 30 surgeons spent 24 painstaking hours removing Lakashmi "extra" limbs. Thankfully lakshmi surgery was very successful and today she is recovering very well,she's healthy ,eating solid foods and using her "bran new" pair of legs.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311117,00.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331158,00.html

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