This picture should be considered as the Picture of the Year, or maybe the Picture of the Decade as Jason said in a great things site. We probably will never see it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph Bruner.
The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if he got taken outta his mother's uterus. The baby's mother is an obstetrics nurse. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure and he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. During the surgery on baby, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed, hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger.
The photographer captured this moment while the surgeon got amazed for moments when that tiny hand of hope firmly grasped his finger... It was like the little guy gave him a handshake to thank him for the gift of life. Hence the editors titled the stupendous picture, "Hand of Hope."
It’s really staggering picture and we would not ever see an amazing picture like that for decade. It shows us how our GOD is great and how life is precious gift.