First child to undergo double hand transplant achieves his dream

A boy who underwent a double hand transplant was able to fulfil his dream of swinging a baseball bat just a year after surgery.

First child to undergo double hand transplant achieves his dream

A boy who underwent a double hand transplant was able to fulfil his dream of swinging a baseball bat just a year after surgery.

Zion Harvey was also able to write and also feed and dress himself independently 18 months after the procedure which took nearly 11 hours.

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