octobaby!?

"Lakshmi Tatma, a girl born in 2005 in Bihar, India, was born a conjoined twin, with her parasitic twin’s headless body joined to her at her pelvis, giving her the appearance of having 4 arms and 4 legs. Lakshmi (named after the many-armed Hindu goddess of wealth) has a rare condition called isciopagus, where her twin has stopped developing in the womb and the remaining fetus absorbed the underdeveloped twin’s body. Aside from 8 limbs, Lakshmi has two spines, four kidneys and two stomach and chest cavities. That is, until the toddler underwent a successful 27-hour surgery at a hospital in Bangalore to remove the extra parts."

As much as I like octopuses, I don't like babies. And as much as this is kind of like an octopus, it's also kind of like two babies in one. It really is fascinating though, how things like this can happen. Also how the medical field has advanced enough in such a relatively short time to the point that they can handle something so extreme. I wonder if she had control over the extra limbs. I mean, how many times have you said "I wish I had an extra hand"?