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this turns into a great story and she gets her arm and another kid gets one too.
Remi Bateman was born without a left hand and struggled with simple tasks such as tying her shoes and playing on the monkey bars at school.
In elementary school, she tried to remain positive and used humor to fend off questions by wearing a T-shirt that proclaimed, “Before you ask, it was a shark,” said her mother, Jami Bateman, of Bountiful, Utah
But Remi, 9, has been bullied of late, and her self-esteem took a hit.
“She started asking for a robotic arm to help her feel more confident, and we decided it was a great idea and should look into it,” said Bateman, 31.
Remi had used prostheses in the past, but they were stiff and didn’t move freely, she said. With them, she still could not do tasks that required fine motor skills, such as using scissors and stringing charms on a necklace.
“They were used as more of a tool,” Bateman said of her daughter’s artificial arms, noting that the family’s health insurance covered the cost.
In the fall, Jami and Josh Bateman took Remi to Denver to meet with a consultant from Open Bionics. The company fits people who have below-elbow limb differences with lightweight, 3D-printed prostheses known as Hero Arms, which function more like a natural arm and hand.
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Remi Bateman was born without a left hand and struggled with simple tasks such as tying her shoes and playing on the monkey bars at school.
In elementary school, she tried to remain positive and used humor to fend off questions by wearing a T-shirt that proclaimed, “Before you ask, it was a shark,” said her mother, Jami Bateman, of Bountiful, Utah
But Remi, 9, has been bullied of late, and her self-esteem took a hit.
“She started asking for a robotic arm to help her feel more confident, and we decided it was a great idea and should look into it,” said Bateman, 31.
Remi had used prostheses in the past, but they were stiff and didn’t move freely, she said. With them, she still could not do tasks that required fine motor skills, such as using scissors and stringing charms on a necklace.
“They were used as more of a tool,” Bateman said of her daughter’s artificial arms, noting that the family’s health insurance covered the cost.
In the fall, Jami and Josh Bateman took Remi to Denver to meet with a consultant from Open Bionics. The company fits people who have below-elbow limb differences with lightweight, 3D-printed prostheses known as Hero Arms, which function more like a natural arm and hand.
Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child
Remi Bateman was born without a left hand and struggled with simple tasks such as tying her shoes and playing on the monkey bars at school. In elementary school, she tried to remain positive and used humor to fend off questions by wearing a T-shirt that proclaimed, “Before you ask, it was a...