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Quadruple Amputee Gets New Hands

Lindsay Ess underwent a hand transplant after losing her limbs to an infection.

Lindsay Ess: Quadruple Amputee's New Hands

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When she was 24 years old, Lindsay developed a blockage in her small intestine from Crohn's Disease. After surgery to correct the problem, a sepsis infection took over and shut down her entire body, turning her extremities into dead tissue. To save her life, doctors amputated her hands and feet. (KC Johnson)
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