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A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident has been fitted with a cutting-edge prosthesis that has proved transformational.

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[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Can we have one positive news article without the gloom and doom, please?

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

This is the problem.

People think common sense is "doom and gloom"

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

In this economy?

[-] synceDD@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Nooo dont mention inevitable outcomes butterflies and rainbows only please 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

olay maybe this will dox me so ill be very General

I am missing a limb, a very important and Big one

and the only way i can keep my healthcare is if i stay in poverty

so if i make money, i cant get no more help with my prosthetics, and then cant work, so end up again in poverty

guess where i live guys

[-] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

I am missing a limb, a very important and Big one

First I thought penis, but then you said "big".

Jokes aside, it sucks that you're stuck in this vicious cycle. Sadly poverty also keeps you from emigrating somewhere better.

[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not everyone lives in a cyberpunk dystopia, there are state funded healthcare systems that mandate long term support for medical devices. Clown emoji yourself, buddy.

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