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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas Ingrown Twin
Posted by David Schmader on Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:45 AM
The Associated Press on the tiny foot and other body parts removed from a tumor in newborn's brain.
A pediatric neurosurgeon says a tumor he removed from the brain of a Colorado Springs infant contained a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts. Dr. Paul Grabb said that while removing the growth, he discovered it contained a nearly perfect foot and the formation of another foot, a hand and a thigh. "It looked like the breach delivery of a baby, coming out of the brain," Grabb said. "To find a perfectly formed structure (like this) is extremely unique, unusual, borderline unheard of."
The operated-upon newborn is en route to a full recovery.
Thanks to Slog Tipper Grace (and also apparently to Slog Tipper Elswinger, who says he sent a heads-up about this yesterday but it missed me.)
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the parable of modern science killing mythology, athena no longer leaps fully grown out of the head of the father, the gods are dead
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Holy crap you guys—DO NOT click on Comte's link above unless you really want to see what looks like a fetal foot protruding from infant brain matter.
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Eh, @6, anybody who sat through anti-abortion Sunday School sermons in church will be completely immune to images like these.
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What do I have to do to get a thanks from The Stranger? I sent this story and the Vegas story (and several others) to editor@stranger.com yesterday.
I credit you guys.
I credit you guys.
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I am so excited, something I slogtipped made it...
Except they didnt use my quote from 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
Except they didnt use my quote from 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
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So when he's older his twin will physically manifest and start murdering people making it look like he did it. Then he'll have to battle his twin.
Right?
Right?
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I saw the story of a woman in her eighties who had a calcified infant in her womb for forty years! When it was finally removed it looked just like a baby. Yiiikes!
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Thanks for the name check David. How about setting up a new email address specifically for Morning News tips? I always wonder when or who the editor@ mail is looked at.
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oh shit comte, that war gore is more than I can handle...I couldn't even look at more than the thumbnails...fuck!! I'm sorry for cussing so much, but omfuck that is disgusting!
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What? You didn't make it to the car crashes, trauma wounds, or industrial accidents @20?
Gore isn't supposed to be pretty, you know...
Gore isn't supposed to be pretty, you know...
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Can Rick Warren's wife put a block on my computer?
I haven't looked at the pic's yet, but I don't know how long I can stand it.
I haven't looked at the pic's yet, but I don't know how long I can stand it.
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Was it Schmader who posted about the second penis growing out of a baby's back (the only manifest part of an otherwise absent twin)?
Don't know where they draw the line between a teratoma and a partial twin.
Don't know where they draw the line between a teratoma and a partial twin.
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