Another update on Lakshmi Tatma, the 8-limbed toddler


	Another update on Lakshmi Tatma, the 8-limbed toddler

enbar

11-6-2007 2:15 PM

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enbar says:

I find it fascinating that people in her home village revered her as a reincarnated goddess and even opposed the surgery.

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11-6-2007 3:29 PM

farmertan

Holy Smoke. Her life will be different post-surgery, and we know the good parts. What might be the downside? Will she forever miss her controllable other limbs, considering her age?

11-9-2007 12:33 AM

craigmyers

where's her pooper?

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