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Toe-To-Hand Transplant Helps Angler Continue Fishing - byrumjr - 08-18-2003
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]CARDIFF, WALES—A Welsh angler recently had two of his toes transplanted onto his hand in an effort to let him continue fishing.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Colin Thomas lost all eight of his fingers when his hands got caught in a roller at the steel plant where he works. He thought his fishing days were over since he could longer hold a fishing pole or reel in his line. Surgeons, however, performed a 13-hour operation to amputate the toes next to the big toes on each of Thomas' feet and transplanted them onto his right hand.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Colin spent seven weeks in the hospital and underwent more than 20 operations, however, he now fishes almost every day.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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Re: [byrumjr] Toe-To-Hand Transplant Helps Angler Continue Fishing - davetclown - 09-12-2003
That is an amazing amount of fortitude for a man to continue his sport of choice.
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Re: [davetclown] Toe-To-Hand Transplant Helps Angler Continue Fishing - lou - 09-24-2003
yessa, figure he,s a sportman clearn thru. glad he can go again,
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Re: [lou] Toe-To-Hand Transplant Helps Angler Continue Fishing - tubeN2 - 09-24-2003
[cool] Where there is a will, there is a way!
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Re: [tubeN2] Toe-To-Hand Transplant Helps Angler Continue Fishing - lou - 09-24-2003
SO TRUE!! SO TRUE!
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