Tuesday, October 14, 2014

I need your help!

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since a Hanna update. Unfortunately, there hasn't been much to tell. She has been sitting in the corner collecting dust. I could not get Touch Bionics, or my insurance company to help me out. So I have been keeping my thoughts to myself :)

But yesterday I had what I think is a GREAT idea!  I have been seeing many articles in the paper, online, etc about prosthetic hands and myoelectric devices. So I thought..."what if I write these people about my situation?" They obviously have an interest in the topic and maybe they know someone they could connect me with to help me get the hand I've always wanted.

Technology is changing so fast! They have started making hands that have the sense of touch!  That is so amazing!!!!!

So today I wrote 2 different people: one was a writer of an article in the Baltimore Sun about prosthetics and 3D printers, and the other was a Biomedical Engineer at Case Western Reserve University who has been involved in a study where they implant electrodes under your skin and attach it to an artificial hand.
Here is the study: https://bme.case.edu/Tyler/Research


So here's my shameless plug for help: if any of you happen to see any articles of interest, would you send them my way?
I would be forever grateful! :)
Love y'all!

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