Caitlin's wish for a Hero Arm

A Hero Arm for our Beautiful Heroine …..

Greetings and thank you for taking the time to view our GoFundMe campaign, we are hoping to raise enough money to help our daughter Caitlin get an amazing Open Bionics Hero Arm.

Caitlin is now 6 years old and she was born with a “little hand”, as a baby it didn’t initially seem to cause any obvious issues and it never stopped her crawling around and grabbing things she shouldn’t …… and rather than suck her thumb she loved to put her whole “little hand” in her mouth which would freak people out! In fact she still does it from time to time.

As she grew up and she started to do things more for herself it then became more apparent that certain things were going to be hard for her and even now we find the odd new thing that she can struggle with but she is just like every other typical young lady who loves to draw, dance, sing, play, dress up, create with arts and crafts and cycling.

As Caitlin’s limb difference is congenital, there is an element of “she doesn’t know any different” and there is a significant truth to this, she is very independent, and she will always figure out her own way of doing most things herself and thrives doing it too. That said, there are many daily mundane tasks we all take for granted that she simply struggles with like; Holding a knife and fork at the same time, holding a drink and carrying a bag, holding a piece of paper and cutting it, carrying a tray “safely”, unwrapping and eating an ice-cream, doing zips on coats and hoodies, holding a mirror while doing her make-up and skipping etc. These are just a few of the things that she struggles with and can take her longer to do which then gets her down and frustrated.

As her parents it breaks our hearts when we see her struggle and we do our best to not just jump in and help her out which is so difficult sometimes, but we know it will only make her more frustrated, but at the same time we are so proud of her perseverance in never giving up trying to do something.

We are not exaggerating when we say a Hero Arm will change her life in such a significant way as it will help her achieve these daily tasks with ease and as quickly as her friends do so she is not left behind The ability to be fully self-sufficient will allow her confidence to grow as she gets older and simply puts her back on a more level playing field with others now and in the future.

This is The Hero Arm: -

To that end we are kindly requesting your support in helping us reach our target. Even if you are unable to contribute financially then it would still be amazing if you could help share our story with others who may be able to make a kind donation.

Simply put - thank you!

Terry and Maria (and her little brother Benjamin)

We are raising money with the support of The Open Bionics Foundation and every donation to this page will help Caitlin. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

More information about The Open Bionics Foundation: The Open Bionics Foundation provides financial support to socioeconomically deprived people with limb differences who need multi-grip upper limb prosthetics.