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Renfrewshire mum's amazing progress two years on from double hand transplant

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Two years ago Cor Hutton was lying in a hospital bed after becoming the first Scottish person to receive a double hand transplant.The Lochwinnoch mum-of-one has amazed medics with her progress since the marathon 12-hour surgery at Leeds General Infirmary, having regained 90 per cent function.The 50-year-old became just the third person in the UK to receive a transplant in January 2019 after having her hands and feet amputated in 2013 following a battle with acute pneumonia and sepsis, which nearly killed her.With time and patience, Cor, who founded the Paisley-based Finding your Feet charity to support fellow amputees, has surpassed doctors’.

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