In the context of Hand of Hope, explore the Samuel Armas of the Story behind the photograph.
Alex and Julie Armas first discovered that their baby had spina bifida during an ultrasound 14 weeks after conception. The Armases came across the Vanderbilt procedure while researching their options online.This was the surgical team's 54th operation on a fetus still in the uterus.  During the operation, Dr. Joseph Bruner opened the womb and Dr. Tulipan successfully alleviated the effects of the opening in Samuel's spine caused by the spina bifida.
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