This December, three children are feeling pure joy over the “world's best Christmas present.”
This week, Etty Baker, 8, Zoe Hampton-Pigeon, 8, and Finn Jarvis, 11, were given “life-changing” bionic arms courtesy of the Baker 3 Campaign.
The campaign, set up by a mother named Sarah Rocky whose own daughter faced physical hardship, will help families of children who have lost limbs raise money for bionic weapons. Company SWNS reported.
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Ettie Baker's mother Alice said her daughter “screamed” when she found out about her new arm this Christmas.
“Ettie has always shown great love for her differences and loves to celebrate them,” her mother, Alyse Baker, said of her daughter.
Etty Baker (left) holds Open Bionics' new hero arm. (SWNS)
But as the child grew up, “he became more and more aware of how different he was,” the mother said.
“She has become more aware of gaze. [she’s] outside [among people] I sometimes get annoyed that she can't do the same. [way] Like everyone else, having the opportunity to receive the Hero Arm was life-changing for Etty in more ways than one. ”
The Hero Arm is for people with discrepancies from the elbow to the lower leg.
According to her mother, her daughter is now able to ride a bicycle, tie her shoelaces, and even do a handstand, which makes her very happy.
“As parents, we are excited about these and all the other ways the Hero Arm will change Ettie’s life.”
Etty Baker, Finn Jarvis and Zoe Pidgeon-Hampton (L-R) with the new bionic arm they received this Christmas. (SWNS)
The mother added that she “really enjoys working with” other families and their children.
The Open Bionics Foundation, which provides financial support to people in need of multi-grip upper limb prostheses, as well as The Worshipful Company of the Grovers, Foresight Group and an anonymous donor, will have donated more than $50,000 for their new bionic arm, SWNS reported. .
It is considered “the world's most affordable advanced multi-grip prosthetic hand.”
The Open Bionics Foundation says on its website that the Hero Arm is for people who live with disabilities from the elbow down to the lower leg.
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The foundation says the device is considered “the world's most affordable advanced multi-grip prosthetic hand with enhanced multi-grip functionality and aesthetics.”
“Designed and manufactured in the UK, the Hero Arm is a lightweight, affordable, custom myoelectric prosthesis that is now available in more than 801 locations across the US for adults with below-the-elbow amputations and children aged 8 and over. available.”
One father described the opportunity for his daughter to receive a bionic arm as “amazing”. (SWNS)
Most of the funds raised so far have come from three families working together on this project.
Thomas, the father of 8-year-old Zoe Hampton-Pigeon, said his daughter was so excited to hear the news of her new arm that she was “screaming and jumping up and down.”
He described the opportunity as “amazing” for her.
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The family learned that their daughter was born with a limb difference during a 20-week test.
The father said: “It was a very scary and emotional time, not knowing what was going to happen… When Zoe was born, she saw several specialists, but there were no answers as to why this was happening. No… it’s just one of those things that happens.”
“I want to support people who are going through similar situations.”
He today described his daughter as “a very happy, caring, confident and adventurous little girl.”
She says she is “always on the go.” She is a member of the gymnastics club, takes swimming lessons and loves trampolines.
His father said he is looking forward to learning to jump rope with his new arms.
Zoe Pidgeon-Hampton, 8, is shown receiving a new bionic arm. (SWNS)
He also said she was “struggling with everyday tasks like tying her shoes and using a knife and fork,” adding that the new bionic arm “will make a huge difference to her independence.” “Deaf,” he said.
Mother Sarah Lockie was inspired to launch the campaign, now in its fourth year, after her daughter lost her hand to meningitis when she was just 15 months old.
“It changed my world,” she told SWNS, “and I promised myself that one day I would get Tilly's hands back. She now wears two hero arms every day. So I want to support others who are going through the same experience.”
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Mr Rocky said the campaign would help take some of the stress out of crowdfunding for families.
“It's just incredible that three children will benefit and their families will all come together and raise money together,” she said.
With this opportunity, “the possibilities for him to excel are endless,” said the father of 11-year-old Finn Jarvis, pictured above. (SWNS)
Finn Jarvis, the third child to receive a bionic arm, has been described by loved ones as the “boss of the family”.
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He was born without one hand, which was apparently the result of a car accident his mother was involved in before his birth.
His father, Ben Jarvis, said: “Finn is an energetic boy. Kind, fearless and very switched on. He is now 11 years old…This opportunity for Big Hero Arms will allow him to excel. The possibilities are endless,” as reported by SWNS.
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Rocky also said the campaign was “her 'favourite thing to do' and it's great for her children to come across and receive such a life-changing opportunity.” Ta.
