In a small village in Bihar’s Araria District in India lives a small girl who is two years old. Her name is Laxmi. She is a case of an Ischiopagus Tetrapus conjoined twin joined at the pelvis, thus having eight limbs.
When Laxmi was born with eight limbs, villagers thought that she was incarnation of Goddess Laxmi but they soon realized that she was not normal and that it would become a great problem for Laxmi when she grows up.
Doctors decided to operate on her to remove the extra limbs and headless conjoined parastic twin. Laxmi’s family could not afford the expensive operation that would cost more than 25 lakhs but Dr Sharan Patil, a doctor from Bangalore, agreed to operate on her free of cost.
The operation is expected to take a maximum of 48 hours and the doctors have prepared themselves for the ordeal.
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