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| Girl skips for first time after getting bionic arm | Girl skips for first time after getting bionic arm |
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| Girl with bionic arm skips for the first time | Girl with bionic arm skips for the first time |
| An eight-year-old girl born without a left hand has fulfilled her dream of skipping after being fitted with a bionic arm in time for Christmas. | An eight-year-old girl born without a left hand has fulfilled her dream of skipping after being fitted with a bionic arm in time for Christmas. |
| Zoey and her family, from Telford, worked with the Open Bionics Foundation to raise £20,000 to be fitted with the artificial limb. | Zoey and her family, from Telford, worked with the Open Bionics Foundation to raise £20,000 to be fitted with the artificial limb. |
| She said it was "amazing" and allowed her to do everything she had wanted to do, including skipping. | She said it was "amazing" and allowed her to do everything she had wanted to do, including skipping. |
| Despite being born without part of her left arm, Zoey had found a way of doing most things, her grandmother Jann said. | Despite being born without part of her left arm, Zoey had found a way of doing most things, her grandmother Jann said. |
| "I'm just hoping that this makes everything that little bit easier for her so she doesn't have to struggle so much with everyday tasks," she said. | "I'm just hoping that this makes everything that little bit easier for her so she doesn't have to struggle so much with everyday tasks," she said. |
| At the moment, Zoey is still getting used to her new arm and how heavy it is, so sometimes she has to hold it up with her other hand. | At the moment, Zoey is still getting used to her new arm and how heavy it is, so sometimes she has to hold it up with her other hand. |
| "I've tried skipping," she said, "but I'm still looking forward to being able to do it for longer." | "I've tried skipping," she said, "but I'm still looking forward to being able to do it for longer." |
| Grandmother Jann said Zoey's arm had allowed her to try new things like button up her shirt and tie shoelaces | Grandmother Jann said Zoey's arm had allowed her to try new things like button up her shirt and tie shoelaces |
| The arm is operated by sensors inside, which allow her a range of motions. | The arm is operated by sensors inside, which allow her a range of motions. |
| She said the "Spider Gwen" colour scheme was her own idea and explained: "I didn't want just one colour, I wanted it to be different colours, as long as it had pink on it." | She said the "Spider Gwen" colour scheme was her own idea and explained: "I didn't want just one colour, I wanted it to be different colours, as long as it had pink on it." |
| "She can only wear it for short periods of time at the moment because it's quite heavy and it makes her arm ache," Jann said. | "She can only wear it for short periods of time at the moment because it's quite heavy and it makes her arm ache," Jann said. |
| "We're slowly building up to wearing it for longer periods of time." | "We're slowly building up to wearing it for longer periods of time." |
| Zoey chose a Spider Gwen design for her bionic arm because it featured her favourite colour, pink | Zoey chose a Spider Gwen design for her bionic arm because it featured her favourite colour, pink |
| She said eventually it would "make a massive difference to her", but has already allowed her to do new things like button up her shirt and tie her shoelaces. | She said eventually it would "make a massive difference to her", but has already allowed her to do new things like button up her shirt and tie her shoelaces. |
| But Jann said being able to skip had been "top of her list". | But Jann said being able to skip had been "top of her list". |
| "She just loves it, she's just so happy and every time she's got it on she's just really bubbly," her grandmother added. | "She just loves it, she's just so happy and every time she's got it on she's just really bubbly," her grandmother added. |
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