8-year-old Zion Harvey from Baltimore couldn't withhold how joyful he is for the incredible double-hand transplant he recently received.
After losing his hands and feet to a life-threatening bacterial infection as a toddler, , recently became the first kid in the world to receive a double hand transplant.
In an interview with Today," the boy said he is eager to do one thing: hold his little sister.
After losing his hands and feet to a life-threatening bacterial infection as a toddler, , recently became the first kid in the world to receive a double hand transplant.
In an interview with Today," the boy said he is eager to do one thing: hold his little sister.
"My favorite thing will be to wait for her to run into my hands as I pick her up and spin her around, I hoped and I hoped for somebody to ask me, 'do I want a hand transplant?' and it came true, I want to say to you guys thank you for helping me do this," he said.
The surgery lasted for almost 11 hours and a 40-member team were involved led by Dr. L. Scott Levin.
Dr. Levin told NBC News that in the face of such a risky operation, Harvey never shed a tear, he was always positive.
Harvey's mother, Pattie Ray, who was overcome with emotion expressed her joy saying
"When I saw Zion's hands for the first time after the operation, I just felt like he was being reborn, she told the Today. I see my son in the light I haven't seen him in five years. It was like having a newborn. It was a very joyous moment for me."
He will spend the next several weeks going through hand therapy at an inpatient rehabilitation center at Children's Hospital.
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