His mother can manicure his nails now. She can smooth lotion onto his fingers. She can rub her cheek over the back of his hand. Soon, she hopes, he will be able to wrap his new arms around her and give her a hug. Tuesday, Michelle Marrocco sat in the audience at Johns Hopkins Hospital here as her son, Brendan Marrocco, 26, rolled his wheelchair to the front of the room to show the world his new arms.
Transplant patient says new arms feel like his own
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