2/5/2005: Peruvian "mermaid baby"

Undertoad · 02-05-2005, 03:18 PM

She's nine-month-old Milagros Cerron. She's got this rare condition called "mermaid syndrome"; not really that rare, it's just rare for a baby to survive this long. 1-in-60,000 to 100,000 babies are born with sirenomelia, apparently, and most complications are fatal.

Somehow this girl has survived and she is going to have risky surgery to separate and correct her legs.

How sad. Hope she does well.

full story

Guess · 02-05-2005, 03:53 PM

poor child

the article says she's being treated in a City Hall-funded mobile "solidarity hospital" run out of old buses in a poor northern district of Lima.
not exactly the best conditions for the surgery where they will try to seperate her to take place.
apparently there was another case like this where the girl survivedd

Torrere · 02-05-2005, 08:36 PM

I heard that she became a talented and beautiful swimmer -- who would spread her legs for no man.

Kitsune · 02-05-2005, 11:10 PM

Wow -- Torrere, check your ticket. Does yours say "17B"? If so, you caught a seat next to me on your trip to hell. Don't bug me while I'm pretending to sleep, okay?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-06-2005, 12:25 AM

Have Tom Jones or Julio Iglesias sing to her.

mrputter · 02-06-2005, 12:30 AM

Ok, I'm sorry, but I gotta ask....

How does she take a crap?

(Aisle seat, if you please!)

404Error · 02-06-2005, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mrputter

...How does she take a crap?

In the full story link it says she has an anus.

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Milagros, who weighs 17 lbs (7.5 kg) and is 24 inches (60 cm) long, has a rudimentary anus, urethra and genitalia all located together.

Where those are located is anyones guess.

capnhowdy · 02-06-2005, 08:15 AM

I can fathom the operation to separate her legs.
It takes quite an imagination to visualize how they will separate her anus, urethra, and genetalia.
I guess that in her current condition, personal hygeine is practically unacheivable.
If the surgeons can't figure that one out, I'll bet noone would WANT her to spread her legs.........................

chrisinhouston · 02-06-2005, 11:54 AM

You always hear about these kind of birth defects in third world countries. Wonder if the family lived near a chemical plant or dump site.

Torrere · 02-06-2005, 01:57 PM

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(Aisle seat, if you please!)

We could carpool to the River Styx!

Elspode · 02-06-2005, 03:48 PM

I believe her name, Milagros, means "miracles". Here's hoping she gets some. She's a beautiful child, and no one deserves such a horrid deformity. Come on, medical science.

garnet · 02-06-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

I believe her name, Milagros, means "miracles".

It does. Hopefully the fact that her situation is getting some press will get some expert doctors involved in this. She's definitely a pretty little thing, I hope she can get some good help.

Wombat · 02-06-2005, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 404Error

In the full story link it says she has an anus.

Where those are located is anyones guess.

My guess is at the front. Dolphins and whales have a ventral opening (I think it's called a cloaca, or is that just for birds?) and I reckon that since we're all mammals these things will follow the same basic structure.

BrianR · 02-07-2005, 02:01 PM

I bet good cash money that some hospital here in the States will fund the family to come here and have the surgery done...it's happened before for Siamese twins and other birth deformities. Especially when said generosity gets good press for the hospital in question.

Brian

Troubleshooter · 02-07-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

I bet good cash money that some hospital here in the States will fund the family to come here and have the surgery done...it's happened before for Siamese twins and other birth deformities. Especially when said generosity gets good press for the hospital in question.

Brian

Well of course, we're the great white enemy until something like this comes along.

02-05-2005, 03:18 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/5/2005: Peruvian "mermaid baby" She's nine-month-old Milagros Cerron. She's got this rare condition called "mermaid syndrome"; not really that rare, it's just rare for a baby to survive this long. 1-in-60,000 to 100,000 babies are born with sirenomelia, apparently, and most complications are fatal. Somehow this girl has survived and she is going to have risky surgery to separate and correct her legs. How sad. Hope she does well. full story

02-05-2005, 03:53 PM	#2
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	poor child the article says she's being treated in a City Hall-funded mobile "solidarity hospital" run out of old buses in a poor northern district of Lima. not exactly the best conditions for the surgery where they will try to seperate her to take place. apparently there was another case like this where the girl survivedd __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

02-05-2005, 08:36 PM	#3
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	I heard that she became a talented and beautiful swimmer -- who would spread her legs for no man. Last edited by Torrere; 02-05-2005 at 08:41 PM.

02-06-2005, 12:25 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Have Tom Jones or Julio Iglesias sing to her. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-06-2005, 08:15 AM	#8
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I can fathom the operation to separate her legs. It takes quite an imagination to visualize how they will separate her anus, urethra, and genetalia. I guess that in her current condition, personal hygeine is practically unacheivable. If the surgeons can't figure that one out, I'll bet noone would WANT her to spread her legs......................... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

02-05-2005, 11:10 PM	#4
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Wow -- Torrere, check your ticket. Does yours say "17B"? If so, you caught a seat next to me on your trip to hell. Don't bug me while I'm pretending to sleep, okay?

02-06-2005, 12:30 AM	#6
mrputter Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 71	Ok, I'm sorry, but I gotta ask.... How does she take a crap? (Aisle seat, if you please!)

02-06-2005, 11:54 AM	#9
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	You always hear about these kind of birth defects in third world countries. Wonder if the family lived near a chemical plant or dump site.

02-06-2005, 03:48 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I believe her name, Milagros, means "miracles". Here's hoping she gets some. She's a beautiful child, and no one deserves such a horrid deformity. Come on, medical science. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-07-2005, 02:01 PM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I bet good cash money that some hospital here in the States will fund the family to come here and have the surgery done...it's happened before for Siamese twins and other birth deformities. Especially when said generosity gets good press for the hospital in question. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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