Zion Harvey: The boy with the double hand transplant

A young boy who was the first child in the world to have a double hand transplant has been showing what a difference they have made to his life.

After waking up from the operation in 2015, Zion Harvey, said his new hands were "weird at first, but then good".

A year later and the nine-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland has now become accustomed to them.

In new footage, he shows off his new skills by writing and then catching a football.

Zion Harvey throws out the first pitch before the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers baseball in Baltimore

Speaking at a press conference, he said: "Here's the piece of my life that was missing. Now it's here, my life is complete."

When asked what his plans were for the future he said he wanted to "convince mum to let me play football".

He had the operation in July 2015

Zion was not the first to have a double hand transplant, but at only eight-years-old he was the youngest.

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The operation took 10 hours and was done at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

He lost his hands when he was only two years old, from an infection which led to him having his hands and feet amputated.

Zion with his mum Pattie Ray and his lead surgeon, Dr Scott Levin

Dr Scott Levin led the surgery and said Zion coped better than many adults do when they have simpler procedures.

"I've never seen Zion cry," Levin said. "I've never seen him not want to do his therapy. He's just a remarkable human being, let alone child or adult.

"He has such courage and determination and gives us all inspiration."

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