The Boy with Two Heads
This documentary tells the story of Jesus Emanoel, a two-headed baby born healthy in Brazil, with a single heart but two functioning brains. Tracing their life from the pregnancy, this documentary focuses on the near-impossible task that Brazilian doctors have to save the life of the baby. Can they safely operate as both brains are functioning well but are dependent on just one heart?
This documentary tells the story of Jesus Emanoel, a two-headed baby born healthy in Brazil, with a single heart but two functioning brains. Tracing their life from the pregnancy, this documentary focuses on the near-impossible task that Brazilian doctors have to save the life of the baby. Can they safely operate as both brains are functioning well but are dependent on just one heart?
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