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Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Thu Jul 30, 2015, 12:25 AM Jul 2015

First child double hand transplant announced in US

Source: Yahoo! News / AFP

New York (AFP) - An eight-year-old American has become the world's youngest recipient of a transplant of both hands, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced Tuesday.

Surgeons operated for 10 hours to carry out the incredibly complicated surgery on Baltimore native Zion Harvey.

He previously had both his hands and feet amputated and had a kidney transplant following a major infection.

The smiling, precocious youngster had learned to eat, write and even play video games without hands.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/first-child-double-hand-transplant-announced-us-140534735.html

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First child double hand transplant announced in US (Original Post) Little Tich Jul 2015 OP
OMG I love that little guy Skittles Jul 2015 #1
What an adorable and inspirational kid! hedda_foil Jul 2015 #2
amazing! very cool! and so happy for him!!! magical thyme Jul 2015 #3
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