Monday, September 8, 2008

Meet The Real Bionic Women

Claudia Mitchell feels sensations in the hand she is missing thanks to an innovative surgery.

Nerve Surgery Leaves Woman With Feeling in an Arm
That Isn't There -- ABC News


Claudia Mitchell may look like your average 20-something college student. She is anything but.

As a result of an experimental surgery, Mitchell has become the first real "Bionic Woman": part human, part computer.

Mitchell's bionic life began in 2004 with a ride on a friend's motorcycle. The bike suddenly spun out of control, and Mitchell's left arm was severed by a highway divider. After her doctor's attempts to reattach the arm proved unsuccessful, she was outfitted with a standard prosthetic arm.

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