{"id":858,"date":"2021-05-25T13:47:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/openbionics.2021.appealstaging.co.uk\/?page_id=858"},"modified":"2022-01-19T14:01:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T14:01:52","slug":"bionic-danny","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/en\/bionic-danny\/","title":{"rendered":"Bionic Danny"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"large-header\">\n            <div class=\"large-header__video\">\n        <div class=\"large-header__video-fg\">\n          https:\/\/youtu.be\/-NxNhusli5M        <\/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 Danny<\/h1>\n      <button class=\"scroll-down\"><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Danny Florence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Danny has been living with a limb difference since he was a toddler, but decided to get the Hero Arm when his son was born so he could hold him. Here is his 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=\"1732\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00023.jpg 1732w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00023-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00023-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00023-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1732px) 100vw, 1732px\" \/>\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\">Becoming a bionic dad<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><div class=\"feature__main feature__main--normal\">\n<div class=\"feature__content feature__content--normal\">\n<p>At the age of 5, Danny contracted meningococcal septicemia. Waking from an induced coma, several weeks later, he discovered that his right hand, several fingers from his left hand, and both legs had been amputated. Now 26, bank worker Danny has two prosthetic legs but has never been very impressed with prosthetic hands. \u201cIn the past, I\u2019ve only tried one prosthetic hand, and it did nothing. It was a heavy lump that resembled a mannequin\u2019s arm. Any knock you got on it marked it and it never came off. It was only one or two skin colours and\u2026 it was hideous!\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\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\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\/Danny-00024n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00024n.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00024n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00024n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00024n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00024n-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\">It all changed when his son Joshua was born<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>While he has been aware of bionic prosthetics for a while, Danny never thought that he\u2019d be able to afford it, and felt he managed okay without. However, with the birth of his son, Joshua, Danny decided it was time to get a Hero Arm.\u201cWhen I had my little boy, I realised there was a lot I couldn\u2019t do, and that led me to actually do something about it. I started a Go Fund Me page\u201d.<\/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=\"1732\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00013.jpg 1732w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00013-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00013-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danny-00013-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1732px) 100vw, 1732px\" \/>\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\">Maxon Motor <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>Companies and individuals were quick to donate, and the campaign raised thousands of pounds. Manufacturer,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maxonmotor.co.uk\/\">Maxon Motor<\/a>, then generously offered to fund the outstanding amount. The Hero Arm didn\u2019t disappoint: \u201cThe experience of getting fitted is incredible. You have these expectations, and it exceeds them all. I think my arm will help me in my role as a dad in many, many ways.\u201d<\/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=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Danny-00036-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Danny-00036-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Danny-00036-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openbionics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Danny-00036-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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;It will change your life&quot;<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__description\"><p>Danny is excited about being able to dress and feed his son \u2013 and even change his nappies. 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