Deformity In A New-born
We all somewhat take life for granted - I guess that's healthy, though. We can't go around all day gloating at the greatness of our existence, otherwise what time will we have to actually live it out? So we can all be forgiven for the certain measure we do not consciously count our natural blessings every single moment. But how sad, how striking it was when we (I, assisting Dr. Nsisi) delivered, through a Caesarean section four days ago, a fully matured female baby with half of its left leg (from mid Tibia, down) missing - ending in a rounded stump. Like the "Thalidomide babies" of yesteryears! It wasn't the first limb deformity at birth that I would experience, but it certainly was the most striking. And, heart-rending, too. We still ponder what may have gone wrong.