{"id":2806,"date":"2021-05-25T15:19:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/bionic-sadie\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:53:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:53:30","slug":"bionic-sadie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/bionic-sadie\/","title":{"rendered":"Bionic Sadie"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"large-header\">\n            <div class=\"large-header__video\">\n        <div class=\"large-header__video-fg\">\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"sadie website\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EN2iru5izWo?feature=oembed&#038;controls=0&#038;hd=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;mute=1&#038;muted=1&#038;loop=1&#038;title=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;playlist=EN2iru5izWo&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" id=\"youtube-video\"><\/iframe>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                  <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {\n          .page-template-default .large-header {\n            min-height: initial\n          }\n        }\n\n        @media (max-aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9) {\n          .large-header .large-header__video:first-of-type .large-header__video-fg {\n            position: relative;\n            padding-bottom: 56.25%;\n          }\n        }\n      <\/style>\n      \n      <div class=\"large-header__container\">\n      <h1 class=\"large-header__title\">Bionic Sadie<\/h1>\n      <button class=\"scroll-down\"><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sadie Cowdry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">After multiple prosthesis, Sadie was fitted with the Hero Arm and loved how much it stood out. Here Sadie shares her bionic journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/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=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/>\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\">As a child, her prosthetics got in the way<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>Sadie was born without her left hand. As a child, the prosthetics she received were so unaesthetic and cumbersome that she abandoned\u00a0 them completely. However, two decades later, the 31-year-old admin assistant discovered the Hero Arm and was blown away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was about 3 years old, I had a hook prosthetic with a pulley system that went around my back and over my right shoulder which allowed the hook to open and close. The hook could be changed for other \u201cuseful\u201d attachments. For example, there was a piece of metal with a rubber tip that was used for typing. It was awful and I refused to wear it.<\/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 \">\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=\"1154\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-2_square.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-2_square.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-2_square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-2_square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-2_square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie-2_square-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/>\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\">&quot;They were about as useful as a chocolate teapot!&quot;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>\u201cThen came my bionic arm, it was heavy, the wire to the battery pack irritated me and it only had an open and close function which got stuck and was about as useful as a chocolate teapot!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadie gave up on prosthetics until 20 years later, when a friend shared our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IyzrKB2WVtQ\">Meet the Hero Arm<\/a>\u00a0video on Facebook. Impressed by the advanced technology, she set up a crowdfunding page\u2026 and was immediately inundated with donations from friends, family, and strangers around the world. Within a year, she had raised enough money to get her very own arm.<\/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=\"1885\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie_V1.mp4-VLC-media-player-25_05_2021-16_23_53.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie_V1.mp4-VLC-media-player-25_05_2021-16_23_53.png 1885w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie_V1.mp4-VLC-media-player-25_05_2021-16_23_53-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie_V1.mp4-VLC-media-player-25_05_2021-16_23_53-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie_V1.mp4-VLC-media-player-25_05_2021-16_23_53-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sadie_V1.mp4-VLC-media-player-25_05_2021-16_23_53-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1885px) 100vw, 1885px\" \/>\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\">\u201cIt\u2019s dextrous, it\u2019s not unsightly, and it\u2019s completely customisable.&quot;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>Collecting her brand new Hero Arm from Open Bionics in April 2019, Sadie was thrilled by how far prosthetics have come: \u201cIt\u2019s dextrous, it\u2019s not unsightly, and it\u2019s completely customisable. It\u2019s perfect. Growing up with a limb difference came with a lot of nicknames. It upset me quite a lot. The Hero Arm helps me celebrate my limb difference. By trying not to blend in it stands out, and invites people to ask questions rather than run away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hero Arm has made an enormous difference to Sadie\u2019s life. As well as looking amazing, everyday two-handed tasks are now much easier: whether it\u2019s making coffee, reading a book, or changing body jewellery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadie Cowdry After multiple prosthesis, Sadie was fitted with the Hero Arm and loved how much it stood out. 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