I was watching some show about "medical mysteries" and came across this one particular Indian girl who was born with 8 limbs. It turns out the other four limbs belong to a parasitic twin who had not fully developed a head... they were attached at the pelvis if you can believe it. Imagine giving birth to that. Ouch.
Anywho, her village thought that she was the reincarnation of the goddess Lakshmi, the patron of wealth and prosperity. Obviously, they named the baby "Lakshmi" and were very hesitant when TLC came into their village with cameras, hoping to make a profit off this baby.
Eventually, she underwent surgery to remove her parasitic twin. It took 27 hours of surgery and a team of thirty doctors, but eventually they removed all the parasitic limbs, broke and reset her pelvis and clubbed feet.
The coolest part of this whole story is the photos... obviously.
- Ali blum
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