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Two-headed baby girl threatened by weak heart
In what is being called an extremely rare case, a baby girl was born Tuesday, July 28, with not one, but two heads, according to CBS News.
“Baby Girl Arciaga” was born in Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in the Philippines with two spines, two brains and two hearts all contained in one body.
Everything else about the child, a victim of dicephaly monozygotic conjoined birth, is normal, an article by the network says.
The child - technically two children- is being threatened by an underdeveloped heart.
“Eventually if one heart fails, the other one will be affected,” said Dr. Ruben Flores, said according to the article.
What do you think?
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By liz
July 31, 2009 8:10 AM | Link to this
please do want you can for the baby. god has them here for a reason.By FJ
July 31, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this
God is deadBy GT
July 31, 2009 11:25 AM | Link to this
FJ YOU WILL REGRAT THAT YOU SAID GOD IS DEAD YOU WILL MEET HIM ONE DAY AND THAN LET SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY THAN. AND FOR THE FAMILY MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND THE BABIESBy TC
July 31, 2009 1:43 PM | Link to this
God has a plan. We may not understand it, but that is what faith is all about. God bless these little miracles.By SL
July 31, 2009 4:23 PM | Link to this
Wow MC, what a way to vent anger. That was a bit cruel. What goes around, comes around.By Becky
July 31, 2009 4:35 PM | Link to this
@ FJ….you think god is dead, but god and the devil know where you are! @ MC…I agree with you 100% percent.By Becky
July 31, 2009 4:35 PM | Link to this
@ FJ….you think god is dead, but god and the devil know where you are! @ MC…I agree with you 100% percent.By Red Rover
July 31, 2009 5:31 PM | Link to this
MC, just because you are stupid and hateful doesn’t mean the rest of us are stupid and hateful. “What do you think” is on every post on this blog. That’s the point of a blog, people can respond to items. If you have nothing to say, shut up. Becky, if you agree 100 percent with MC that makes you 100 percent brainless too.By st
August 10, 2009 9:40 AM | Link to this
I like lemurs