Lakshmi Tatma is a little girl from India, who became famous right after her birth. Baby was born in the most ordinary family, world attention, she owes a rare physical anomaly. The girl's body grew with a twin parasite, the development of which for some reason stopped during the mother's pregnancy.
A divine gift or a curse?
Lakshmi Tatma was born in an Indian family. The girl's parents belong to one of the poorest layers of the population. Working on day jobs, they earn less than $ 1 a day. Lakshmi was born on December 31, 2005, she became the second child in the family. Pregnancy proceeded without any serious complications. The girl was born on a big holiday - the day of the celebration of the deity Vishnu, who, according to Indian beliefs, has four hands. The appearance of the newborn affected her mother and doctors - the baby had 8 limbs. This anomaly is explained by the presence of a Siamese twin-parasite. This type of connection of bodies is called ishiopagami. The twins grew as buttocks. The girl, named Lakshmi Tatma in honor of the goddess of wealth and fertility, was recognized as viable. Her brother-parasite stopped in development, he had no head, only his body and limbs.
Forecasts of doctors
Because of the unusual structure of the body, the girl could not learn to walk alone, perform many simple actions and develop like all other children. Medical examinations showed not very good results. Each of the twins had only one fully functioning kidney, many other organs were also repeated in both twins. Doctors said that Tatma Lakshmi, most likely, will not live to two years, and to dream of a more adult age and not necessary. The condition of the girl was difficult to call good, her body was constantly showing ulcers and bedsores. Since Lakshmi's body has all viable organs, the separation operation was offered from the first months of the child's life. The problem was the lack of funds from the poor family. The situation was saved by Sharan Patil, a well-known surgeon. After learning the story of Lakshmi, he proposed to conduct the operation on the division for free.
The beginning of a new life
After serious training in 2007, an operation was carried out. The doctors managed to remove the twin parasite from Lakshmi's body. This operation was recognized as one of the most difficult to date. Its approximate cost is estimated at 200 thousand dollars. Surgical intervention was performed for 27 hours, all this time, 30 highly qualified surgeons worked in shifts. Lakshmi Tatma had a good operation and quickly recovered. After the surgical intervention, a rehabilitation course was conducted. Doctors have planned several more operations, thanks to which it will be possible to reduce the distance between the legs of the patient and make her buttocks, since she does not have them from birth.
Life after operations
During the separation operation, the kidney of her parasite brother was transferred to the girl's body. Already by the age of 4, Lakshmi had learned to walk confidently and perform all the same actions as her peers. The gait of the girl is a little unusual, and she also has a curvature of the spine. For these reasons, Tatma Lakshmi studies in a special institution for disabled children. The girl dreams of graduating from high school grades and becoming a teacher. Lakshmi and her family are regularly visited by journalists who want to shoot a story about this success of modern medicine personally. Do not leave the family and doctors, doctors still help their patient for free.
Interesting facts about Lakshmi Tatma
Lakshmi was born in a very poor state of India. Many people here are not sufficiently educated and very religious. Learning about a child with a similar anomaly of physical structure, the neighbors began to consider the baby as the earthly embodiment of a multi-armed deity. People who adhere to this version even tried to dissuade parents from agreeing to a division operation. There were also detractors of the family, claiming that the Indian girl Lakshmi Tatma is a spider-man. In one interview, the mother of this unusual child tells that she received an offer to sell her daughter to the freak circus. Parents refused, while some relatives of the family really liked this idea. Mother had to literally hide Lakshmi and constantly guard.
The doctors were surprised at how the bodies of the girl and her twin parasite had grown together. Ishiopagi are found quite often among other types of compounds. In the case of Lakshmi, the bodies were perfectly aligned with each other, like reflection in a mirror. After the surgical intervention, the girl recovered very well. Looking at modern photos, it's hard to believe that this smiling baby is Tatma Lakshmi. The operation, carried out in time by highly qualified specialists, allowed the girl to find a normal life and practically nothing to differ from her peers.