A huge Star Wars fan Cameron is overjoyed at the confidence boost he’s received from his Hero Arm. Read Cameron’s mum share the journey Cameron has been on to become bionic.
My nameās Mags, Iām mum to 11-year-old Cameron.Ā Cameron was born missing his right hand. We found out at our 20 week scan he wasnāt going to have a hand and obviously were shocked and had to come to terms with that before he was born. It is difficult to imagine and you always think of the negative things, and constantly think of things he wouldnāt be able to do, but Cameron has smashed every one of them out the park! He was always a very determined little boy and would manage to find a way around every little thing!
We have had quite a few different prosthetics! We didnāt go anywhere to find out about a prosthetic until Cameron was 4 and wanted a bike. In the clinic he saw hands and decided at 4 he wanted one, but unfortunately he was too young to understand that this hand was cosmetic only and didnāt DO anything so was most disappointed when he got it and didnāt wear it at all! From there he had attachments made for swinging on gymnastic bars and for bikes or scooters, until they said they could train him for a myoelectric hand which he really wanted. He did all the hours of training and had the cast made for the hand and couldnāt wait for it to arrive but again it didnāt do quite what he wanted, was heavy and not really useful. TheĀ Hero ArmĀ is the one thing Cameron has stuck with and used more than anything heās previously had.
Cameron says: āTheĀ Hero ArmĀ means a lot to me because its looks so super cool! I could decide what it looked like and I can change it too. I love Marvel and Star Wars and all things superhero and now I can be a superhero too! People call me Bionic Boy! Its really easy to use and I like trying out new things to see what I can do that I couldnāt before or what I can make the Hero Arm do! Iāve been climbing and doing archery with it and I want to learn to play the drums with it too. I find a big difference using the Hero Arm as it makes a lot of things easier, I think its given me a lot of confidence too because everyone asks me about it and talks to me so I can explain what it is and people donāt say āoh what happened to your handā they say āoh my GOD how cool is your hand!ā When I wear my Star Wars Hero ArmĀ Iām not shy and donāt mind people asking about it.ā