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Garfield Baby Missing Chunk Of Skull Is First Ever To Survive Garfield Baby Missing Chunk Of Skull Is First Ever To Survive
Garfield Baby Missing Chunk Of Skull Is First Ever To Survive A Garfield baby born missing part of his skull was given one day to live. Well, it's been seven months -- making him the first in the world with the rare condition to survive, according to several recent reports including this one in the New York Post. Maria Santa Maria, 30, originally of Clifton, discovered her son's condition in the first trimester of her pregnancy.  Doctors suggested the mom and her husband, Augusto Santa Maria, 31, abort the baby. The couple decided to go through with the pregnancy and explained to their three daughters that Lucas' first day on earth would likely be …

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by Cecilia Levine