{"id":2353,"date":"2021-11-09T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T11:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/?page_id=2353"},"modified":"2022-03-03T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:42:58","slug":"bionic-kath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/en\/bionic-kath\/","title":{"rendered":"Bionic Kath"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"large-header\">\n            <div class=\"large-header__image \">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1643\" height=\"1186\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathhands20211028_0539.jpg\" class=\"large-header__image-element\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathhands20211028_0539.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathhands20211028_0539-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathhands20211028_0539-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathhands20211028_0539-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kathhands20211028_0539-1536x1109.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/>      <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"large-header__container\">\n      <h1 class=\"large-header__title\">Bionic Kath<\/h1>\n      <button class=\"scroll-down\"><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Meet Bionic Teacher Kath<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">To save her life from a sever sepsis infection, Kath had to undergo quadruple amputations on all her limbs. Here is how Kath embarked on her bionic journey on a road to recovery. <\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"button-only\">\n        <a class=\"button \" href=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/get-a-hero-arm\/\">\n            Request Hero Arm Information        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section image-text\">\n\t<div class=\" image-text__container \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LinkedIn-Profile-copy-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LinkedIn-Profile-copy-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LinkedIn-Profile-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LinkedIn-Profile-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"image-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">I&#039;m Kath a primary school teacher from London<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">Back in November 2019, I\u2019d never heard of Sepsis. I came home from the school I worked at one Friday feeling a little unwell and thinking it was a common flu, I brushed it off and spent the weekend resting. Then by Sunday afternoon, something prompted me to call NHS 111 and seek advice. I believe that the call handler saved my life by sending out an ambulance to my house and that\u2019s all I really remember from that weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section image-text\">\n\t<div class=\" image-text__container  row-reverse\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1218\" height=\"1009\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kath2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kath2.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kath2-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kath2-1024x848.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kath2-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1218px) 100vw, 1218px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"image-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">Even after a quadruple amputation I had this dream of going back to teaching<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">In hospital, I later found out that my body had gone into severe septic shock and that night, I had suffered multiple organ failure. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">By January, I started to get some memories and I remember waking up and noticed that my feet and arms were black and I was told I would have to have quadruple amputations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"testimonial\">\n    <div class=\"testimonial__container\">\n        <div class=\"testimonial__speechmark\">\n            <p>&#8220;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"testimonial__text\">\n                <p>When I got to grips with the first Hero Arm, it became part of me. I relied on it so much, I had to get a second one.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"testimonial__speechmark testimonial__speechmark-right\">\n            <p>&#8221;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section image-text\">\n\t<div class=\" image-text__container \">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-11Shop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-11Shop.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-11Shop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-11Shop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-11Shop-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"image-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">The road to recovery was long but I celebrated the small wins<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>I was first fitted with prosthetic hooks, but I knew I couldn&#8217;t go back to teaching with heavy hooks and a wheelchair. My friends and family found out about Open Bionics and when I got to grips with the first Hero Arm, it became part of me. I relied on it so much, I had to get a second one. I am now back in the classroom on a part-time basis and children love my Hero Arms.<\/p>\n<p>I am able to write on the board, carry books, and teach with my Hero Arms which is a dream come true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/get-a-hero-arm\/\" class=\"button button--outline image-text__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDo I qualify for a Hero Arm?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section image-text\">\n\t<div class=\" image-text__container  row-reverse\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-Shop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-Shop.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-Shop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-Shop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Facebook-Shop-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"image-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">I wear my Hero Arms around school all day <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">I decided I wanted to go back to school and see the kids I taught because what happened was obviously a shock to the whole community. 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