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Man fundraising to buy dad a bionic arm | Man fundraising to buy dad a bionic arm |
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Jake Crump (l) says his dad Del is looking forward to cooking again | Jake Crump (l) says his dad Del is looking forward to cooking again |
A 22-year-old man who is moving out his family home is fundraising to buy his dad a prosthetic arm as a parting gift. | A 22-year-old man who is moving out his family home is fundraising to buy his dad a prosthetic arm as a parting gift. |
Jake Crump, from Chard, Somerset, needs to raise £11,000 to buy the bionic arm. | Jake Crump, from Chard, Somerset, needs to raise £11,000 to buy the bionic arm. |
Del Crump had his arm amputated in 1997 after an accident at work. He trapped it inside an industrial wood burner that turned on. | Del Crump had his arm amputated in 1997 after an accident at work. He trapped it inside an industrial wood burner that turned on. |
Jake said: "It means a great deal, my parents have been fantastic to me growing up. This is a good opportunity to say thank you." | Jake said: "It means a great deal, my parents have been fantastic to me growing up. This is a good opportunity to say thank you." |
The online appeal has already raised more than £3,200, and there are also plans for a charity football match in Somerset when fans can return to stadiums. | The online appeal has already raised more than £3,200, and there are also plans for a charity football match in Somerset when fans can return to stadiums. |
Jake said: "I've only ever known my dad with one arm, it's normal for me. | Jake said: "I've only ever known my dad with one arm, it's normal for me. |
"But now he's getting older, the other side of his body is breaking down and he's finding it more and more difficult to carry out everyday tasks. | "But now he's getting older, the other side of his body is breaking down and he's finding it more and more difficult to carry out everyday tasks. |
"To balance him out by giving this arm back will hopefully make life easier for him." | "To balance him out by giving this arm back will hopefully make life easier for him." |
Jake and fiancée Beth say a bionic arm would be "the perfect leaving gift" | Jake and fiancée Beth say a bionic arm would be "the perfect leaving gift" |
Jake and his fiancée Beth Jones thought it would be the perfect leaving gift. | Jake and his fiancée Beth Jones thought it would be the perfect leaving gift. |
They hope to have raised the money and have the prosthetic arm in place by the end of the year. | They hope to have raised the money and have the prosthetic arm in place by the end of the year. |
"If we can get this over the line then it'll mean the world," Jake, a social media manager, added. | |
"Dad's very much looking forward to cooking again and being able to multi-task in the kitchen." | "Dad's very much looking forward to cooking again and being able to multi-task in the kitchen." |
'Phantom pains' | 'Phantom pains' |
In March, Del Crump visited the company who will make his bionic arm to try one for the first time. | In March, Del Crump visited the company who will make his bionic arm to try one for the first time. |
"He can sometimes still feel his hand there, he gets phantom pains and can feel the muscles," said Jake. | "He can sometimes still feel his hand there, he gets phantom pains and can feel the muscles," said Jake. |
"When they used a trial hand he was able to see fingers move for the first time in twenty-odd years." | "When they used a trial hand he was able to see fingers move for the first time in twenty-odd years." |
Del Crump said he was "incredibly humbled by the response" to the fundraising campaign. | Del Crump said he was "incredibly humbled by the response" to the fundraising campaign. |
"The support from the local community and people online has been amazing, and I really can't thank everyone enough. Jake has made me incredibly proud," he said. | "The support from the local community and people online has been amazing, and I really can't thank everyone enough. Jake has made me incredibly proud," he said. |
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