Eight-year-old becomes one of the youngest in the UK to receive bionic arm

Kim Allen, the mother of eight-year-old Tallulah, who was born with one hand,speaks about her daughter becoming one of the youngest people in the UK toreceive a “life-changing” prosthetic arm.

Tallulah Allen, from Bridgend inWales, had begged her parents to homeschool her after becoming self-consciousabout her limb difference.

The family visited the Open Bionics headquarters inBristol to see how the Hero Arm is made, with Tallulah even able to pick thecolour for her new arm — opting for a vivid pink.

She met other Hero Armusers, Liz Wright and Daniel Melville, who gave her advice about theprosthetic, and taught her how to use it to play Jenga.