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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Jessica Hehir-Smith & Graeme Murray

Woman awaiting double hand transplant after they were both amputated

A woman had a double hand transplant after they were both chopped off.

Kim Smith lost all her limbs after contracting sepsis following a common urinary tract infection (UTI).

The 61-year-old had her hands and legs amputated after she contracted the infection on holiday in Spain with her husband in 2017.

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