Unique Bay Area Child Is A Medical Mircle

Kimani Hubbard is truly a unique child who was born to parents here in the Bay Area. Kris Hubbard, father, is a postal worker, while mother Miryoki is a full-time mom. Kimani was born with 12 finger and 12 toes. This is known as perfect polydactyly. Kimani is a one in a billion case and there are only six other humans known who have been born this way. Hit the link below for the rest of this remarkable story.

It was Kamani’s father Kris Hubbard who noticed his son’s extra fingers and toes the day he was born. Polydactyly is a general trait that runs in his family.

"Some family member have had six fingers, not completely developed. But not the toes," said the 34-year-old Hubbard back in January. In fact Hubbard himself had nubs of sixth fingers removed as a child as these non-functional digits routinely are.

Microsurgeon Scott Hansen said he'll leave those perfect six fingers, but not Kamani's extra toes. Doctors said Kamani's toes are not so perfectly formed as his fingers and this surgery is designed to give him a chance at a life without any foot problems.

“I think as he grows, he'll have difficulty with normal things running and activities in his shoes,” said Dr. Hansen. “I think that'll be an irritating factor for him. Because of a special technique, the surgery is completely bloodless. Surgery students came to see this rare case. X-rays of Kamani's feet show the fifth and sixth metatarsals partly fused.

It only takes minutes for Dr. Hansen to removed Kamani's extra toes. Still-growing bones may need trimming a few years from now. “After two weeks, he'll do just fine,” said Dr. Hansen. “He'll get back to his normal life and not miss the toes.”

“Hopefully he's able to realize what he has and utilize his abilities and become special,” said Kamani’s proud father.

Their church has set up a fund to help with medical expenses (you can click here for info on how to make a donation to the fund). As he heals from the surgery, Kamani has weekly doctor visits. The boy’s mother explained that the fund was intended “…to cover things like that after surgery, because he'll be seeing specialists for a long time.”

So far, this happy and unique nine-month-old baby appears to be recovering quickly.