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Double Arm Transplant for US Army Vet
Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:51
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US Army Sergeant Brendan Marrocco, who lost four limbs in a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2009, recovers from a double arm transplant. Full script: A new lease on life for Brendan Marrocco. The army sergeant lost four limbs in a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2009. Now he is on the mend following a double arm transplant. [Brendan Marrocco, Double Arm Transplant]: “I just want to get to the point that I can be completely on my own and get back to enjoy life.” Double-arm transplant surgery is rare. This was the first successful procedure of its kind to be conducted at Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, Maryland. Marrocco is also the first US soldier in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to survive losing all four limbs. [Brendan Marrocco, Double Arm Transplant]: “You know I never really accepted the fact I didn't have arms so now that I have them again it's almost like it never happened. It's like I went back four years and I'm me again. It's awesome.” The rare surgery took 13 hours and involved 16 doctors who all volunteered. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me
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