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Mark Hamill marvels at 11-year-old amputee’s new bionic ‘Star Wars’ arm

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The Force is now part of Bella forever. A young Florida amputee became the envy of “Star Wars” fans after she received an R2-D2-themed bionic arm and a call from Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, congratulating her on the nifty new appendage. “It was wonderful talking with Bella & seeing her incredible new #R2D2HeroArm– This is what a real-life hero looks like!” Hamill, 68, tweeted Thursday.

Tallahassee’s Bella Tadlock, 11, successfully raised $14,000 for a bionic “Hero Arm” by Bristol, UK-based Open Bionics, which has been permitted by Lucasfilm to give its bionic limbs “Star Wars”-themed makeovers.

The young Star Warrior’s campaign was aided by Mark Hamill himself, who retweeted word of the fundraiser to his 3.6 million fans this past

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