A woman who lost all her limbs after contracting an infection and getting sepsis while on vacation in Spain eight years ago is now thrilled after receiving a new hand.
Kim Smith and her doctors were trying for a double hand transplant during the 14-hour surgery, but the right hand had to be abandoned. Despite that, she’s ‘over the moon’ and has declared herself now to be left-handed.
“I was right-handed, but now I just do everything left-handed and it came naturally,” said the 64-year-old. “I have even written with my left hand.”
“I am absolutely over the moon about my new arm, because it feels so incredible, almost as if I’ve had it my whole life.”
The woman from Buckinghamshire, England, even joked how her husband Steve was going to buy her new wedding and engagement rings because th

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