I wear makeup not because I feel like I need it to be pretty or whatever,
I just use it because I like to see what I can do with the hands.
I just think it’s a lot of fun just to experiment.
Freedom to be creative and see what I can do.
When I went out and about before these hands
and I was just walking around with my arms,
people would always stare at them.
They would come over to me and ask what happened.
And I had to repeat the same story like:
"I got a really bad disease called meningitis septicaemia, nearly died."
And it's just a really negative topic of conversation.
Whereas now with these hands, when I go outside -
everyone who sees us are excited by them.
Feel free to play with her hands Maurine.
Can I?
Yeah, yeah look!
That’s great, that really is. It's fabulous!
It's more like, "Woah how did you get these hands? How do I get some?
They're amazing. You're like a superhero."
You can do thumbs up as well can't you?
Yeah.
Everyone's really excited by them,
rather than feeling sorry for me all the time.
And I like that so much better.
There are muscle sensors inside of the hands,
so you can actually control them just by touching them.
The sensors are connected to my muscles.
I squeeze my muscles to close the hand.
I flex to open.
And then if I want to change the grip then I can flex again.
They definitely help me to multitask so I am now able to like,
pull a suitcase and hold a hot chocolate and drink it.
Dad look I've been practicing with the hands and I can do a fist.
Very nice!
Having these hands you have the freedom to have your independence,
like you can do what you want without having to rely on other people.
Look I've got... finger shadow.
Aww. Your own little shadow. That’s cute.
I really hope that these hands will be available on
National Health Service.
These hands are £10,000 a pair I believe.
And that's a lot cheaper than what we used to have.
You know what, it's so heart-warming just watching her like, doing that.
This is what I mean, the simple things that change your life.
Simple stuff like holding her hand or...
telling she's got little finger shadows.
It's so cute.
I feel like my determination has got me to where I am today.
Impressive!
The main goal is like...
ultimate independence just like anybody else with hands can have.
Because obviously I don’t want to live with you forever, no offence.
But I want to move out and have my own house
and I want to be able to do everything
that anyone with hands can do.
So that’s the main goal in the long run and I think we're definitely
not too far away from that.
I think it will make everyone, not just amputees, feel better
if everyone just stopped judging each other
and just live your life without being judged.