Friday, August 31, 2007

Baby boy born with 12 tiny fingers, 12 tiny toes

Jeshuah Fuller is just over 7 pounds (3.2kg), but in the eyes of his proud parents, he's as mighty as Goliath. Like the biblical giant, Jeshuah was born with six fingers on each hand and six toes on both feet.
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Anonymous said...

Well, OK.

Polydactyly, or more specifically in this case, hexadactyly, which is quite rare (to have 6 digits on both hands and feet--much more "common" to have an extra finger or toe).

Any specific reason for posting this, other than its "weirdness" factor?

2:25 AM
Anonymous said...

I have a grandchild with a sixth finger, and several cousins with webbed toes..they are doing fine without the surgical intervention
usually foisted on infants. I wish the article had elaborated a bit more, but many such in journals don't.What is the incident rate in these and other birth "defects" . I wonder if we sometimes interfere with the direction nature is taking or telling us its taking by these signs

SyS

7:19 PM
Mac said...

I recently read about a kid in India who's doing just fine with six fingers. Better than fine, in fact: he's fast typist!

1:45 AM
Anonymous said...

:) Mac if you wore shades at midnight,it can only be because you are so cool the sun shines on you 24 hours a day..Thank you for the landscape you have given us with all your postings and the perspectives you provide..You make David Brin look like a piker...

SyS

2:30 PM
Mac said...

Mac if you wore shades at midnight,it can only be because you are so cool the sun shines on you 24 hours a day.

If only!

8:35 PM

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