Nunavut amputee to get new 3D robotic hands – Nunatsiaq News

May 16, 2016

Robotic hands will give Romeo Tucci of Cambridge Bay “a second chance at life”

Romeo Tucci, the Cambridge Bay man who lost his two hands to frostbite in early April, has two new things to look forward to: first, a new right hand and, then, later, a new left hand.

“This is an amazing gift from an amazing soul who has stepped up to offer my brother a bionic hand [and] a second chance at life,” wrote Tucci’s sister, Christina, on their gofundme.com site, which has raised more than $12,000 towards its fundraising goal of $50,000.

After receiving medical treatment in Edmonton, nearly a month after his hands were frozen, Tucci ended up losing most of his hands and all his fingers to amputation. Surgeons had no choice but to amputate after gangrene set it.