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Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I am the Vice President of the Foundation and this is how Aussie Hands began.
When my second son David was born on ANZAC day 1999, amongst the joy of having a second son, part of me was saddened by his right hand missing his three middle fingers.
When David was 4 months old we met with a hand surgeon who told us that his condition was called ‘symbrachydactyly’. David had a hand operation when he was 10 months. His thumb had a lower bone missing, so a bone was taken out of his right middle toe and fused into his thumb.
My family joined a support group called Limbkids Vic/Tas which focussed on children's upper and lower limb differences.
Then in early 2000, my husband and I decided to start a 'local' Aussie support group for people with hand differences (as most hand support groups were located either in the UK or USA). By 2005, a website was established and since then membership has been slowly increasing around Australia.
And how is David now?Well, he is at primary school and is a very determined boy who gives everything a go.
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