oh my gosh .. baby born with 2 faces in India

[Twiglett]

has cranio-facial duplication

www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/baby.heads.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

yet again being worshipped as the reincarnation of a god

Blimey. At least people are being nice about it, rather than demonising her. Worrying that her dad doesn't want to check whether everything's OK internally, though.

it's fairly amazing that all 4 eyes, 2 noses and 2 mouths work though isn't it?

I think maybe the parents don't understand the tests and are a little scared to be honest

Oh, poor child. Just hope that the doctors fears of other complications are unfounded. Seems a little unlikely though

It happens when one twin dies in utero and is absorbed into the surviving one I think - but is not totally absorded obvioulsy.

It shows how different cultures accept a completely different thing and how they embrace rasther than outcasting. It reminds me of the little girl that had extra arms and legs from a parsitic twin, (documentary's words)

I am sure if the CT scan was free he would probably welcomed the suggestion. Health care costs a lot in India. One fee for all, even in a state hosptial just to be seen. For me 100 rupees (£10) was nothing. But it means that the poorest dont get health care as they have to weigh up if they actually can afford it.

poor child at least she is being treated well

I wouldn't call this acceptance at all. Freal show more like. Not that there is anything wrong with that to some in the disablity movement.

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I hope public opinion doesn't turn against her. I don't think that there is much of a jump from being worshipped to being demonised.

I do wonder what other medical problems the baby might have.

I really hope that her and her parents can have a relatively normal life.

Freak show called worship what better way to have an excuse to go and gawp. Those programmes on the TV are just as bad, i suppose that these days the people with the attention are getting the money - although you have to question the motives of parents allowing all these people to see their child when they won't allow proper medical help.
Oh I don't know the culture is different the medical set up is different if it was this country they would have sold an exclusive to TV and newspapers syndicated accross the world.

I think the paretns are in a very difficult position and they don't know how to cope with it. I know I wouldn't know how to cope with it...

i think possibly being so poor that lali was the best thing that could happen to them and their villagers ,gifts of money and being idolised as a godess are probably more profitable than farm work.