Lakshmi Tatma, the girl with eight limbs

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Lakshmi Tatma, named after the 4 armed goddess of wealth, has a vefry rare condition named isciopagus. this condition is where a twin stops developing in the mothers womb and the other twin absorbs the body making the non developed twin a parasitic twin. lakshmi lived with this condition until age 2, where she had a lengthy and dangerous surgery lakshmi had the limbs removed successfully. she is currently in physical therapy.


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Unfortunate Bodies: 7 Unbelievable Genetic Accidents