{"id":225284,"date":"2023-12-15T00:44:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=225284"},"modified":"2023-12-15T00:44:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T00:44:23","slug":"gran-84-becomes-the-oldest-person-in-the-world-to-be-fitted-with-bionic-arm-after-cancer-battle-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/gran-84-becomes-the-oldest-person-in-the-world-to-be-fitted-with-bionic-arm-after-cancer-battle-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran, 84, becomes the oldest person in the world to be fitted with bionic arm after cancer battle | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A GRAN aged 84 has become the oldest person in the world to be fitted with a bionic arm.<\/strong><\/p>\n Christa Seubert had always been very active, enjoying gardening, handicrafts, cycling, and walking her dog, Charley.<\/p>\n She found it difficult to reclaim her independence after she lost her arm to cancer in January.<\/p>\n Christa said: \u201cSimple daily activities became challenging.<\/p>\n "Even cutting a loaf of bread and buttering it on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n But all of that changed when she was fitted with a Hero Arm by UK company Open Bionics.<\/p>\n Just an hour after her appointment she could use her bionic limb to take Charley for a walk \u2014 and enjoy a hot chocolate in a caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n Christa, of W\u00fcrzburg, Germany, said: \u201cNow I can butter bread and cut a slice of cheese. <\/p>\n "I won\u2019t have to ask for anything and everything anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n APT Prothesen chief product officer Mathias Stegemann, who fitted Christa's new bionic arm, said he recommended the Hero Arm for her as it is lightweight and easy to use.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He said: "The Hero Arm has big advantages – the ease of use, the very low weight compared to other prosthetic fittings, and the ease of putting it on and taking it off.<\/p>\n "I think this will allow her to enjoy her independence."<\/p>\n
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