A British man has described getting a “new lease of life” after receiving a double hand transplant.
Steven Gallagher, 48, was diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that causes scarring of the skin and internal organs after he developed an unusual rash about 13 years ago.
The roof tiler ended up having to give up work as his hands curled up into two fists and he was living on strong painkillers.
