The youngest person in the UK to be fitted with a bionic hand has opened her first Christmas present live on This Morning.
Thalia Coultas, seven, appeared with her mum Kerrie on Monday’s episode of the ITV daytime show to reflect on her journey after getting her new hand just weeks ago.
Her parents found out in the 20 week pregnancy scan that their baby was going to be born without a left hand, and she has grown up wanting a ‘robotic arm when she was older’. They were put in touch with organisations like LimbBo and Open Bionics, and the latter started a crowdfunding campaign for three children to get a bionic arm, which cost around £13,500 each.
Thalia admitted ‘it felt amazing’ to finally have a hand she could use, as her previous ones were non-functional, and she was finding life ‘a lot easier than before’. While she noted the joy at simply ‘picking two things up at the same time’, This Morning host Craig Doyle joked about a cheekier possibility.This is the first Christmas she can open her own presents ‘We had a chat earlier about the amazing things you can do with your new arm, and one thing you’re gonna be able to do, with practice, is pick your nose. We’re very excited about this Thalia,’ he quipped.
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