Spike Jones wrote:
> Cool! That hand-transplant guy can actually use the hand for
> something other than waving. Now if they could just give me
> a new brain... {8^D spike
Or give me a new sense of humor- when I saw these two stories near each other I couldn't help but laugh- it kinda gives a new meaning to "that'll cost you an arm and a leg," doesn't it?
Hand Transplant Man Can Use Fingers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Everyday tasks -- right down to tying shoelaces -- are
becoming easier for Matthew Scott, the nation's first recipient of a hand
transplant.
Athlete Excels Despite Amputation
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. -- Born with a rare disease that rendered part of his
right leg useless, Jordan Conlee decided five years ago to have it
amputated.
-- Doug Jones Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor-aerospace.com