29-year-old American Lindsay Ess survived a double transplantation after 5 years ago she was removed limbs due to a terrible infection.
She fell into deep depression due to a stalemate and didn’t even dream that her life could again become the same 
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– In 2007, doctors told me the terrible news: I have diagnosed with sepsis – severe from a medical point of view a condition caused by the ingress of pathogens into the blood, recalls a resident of the US state of Texas. – They set me before the fact that I need to remove my legs and arms, since the disease is progressing and my life is at risk.
After amputation, the young girl lost the opportunity move independently and remained disabled. According to Lindsay, she fell into deep depression due to hopelessness provisions and did not even dream that her life could again become the same.
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Two years later, the doctors of one of the medical centers at University of Pennsylvania offered American rare hand transplant operation. Doctors told Lindsay that the donor the hands should have been suitable not only for her blood compatibility and tissues, but also in size and skin color.
– Only after the loss of limbs I began to appreciate many points from of the past, – admitted Ess. – Habitual actions have become for me an inadmissible luxury.
Waiting for a donor, the girl learned to apply makeup on her own, write SMS, as well as use some electrical appliances without help hands. The situation of the American woman got a little easier after she was given prostheses for her legs. In a short time ess is so good mastered a specialized device that even began to wear high-heeled shoes.
Fortunately, a suitable donor soon appeared, and 30 doctors began the most difficult operation, which lasted 12 hours.
– After I came to my senses after surgery interventions, I started a new life, – shared American. – After some time, I returned to work again teachers.
According to the transplant doctor, his colleagues do not stop Surprised at the quick recovery of the patient.
The American admitted that a year after the operation surrounding cannot distinguish her hands from the hands of a healthy person. Ess said what now she perceives every day as a holiday and thanks American specialists for making her the best in life gift.
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