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Douglas Whitbread

Army Veteran Regains Independence With Robotic Arm

Army veteran John Newcombe who lost the use of his hands has been able to raise a Christmas drink with a new robotic arm. HELP FOR HEROES VIA SWNS.

An army veteran who lost the use of his hands as been able to raise a Christmas drink for the first time in three years – thanks to a new robotic arm. John Newcombe, 60, called the “magical” £50,000 device the “best present I could have wished for” after it was donated by the charity Help for Heroes.

 

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