When Michael Campos's 4 year old son asked him to "build me a hand," his awesome dad instincts kicked in and he got to work.
Michael's son, Carter, was born without a right hand, something they knew right from the 12-week ultrasound. Although Carter got by just fine — really, nothing from holding a bottle to putting on clothes slows him down — he wanted a hand.
So he connected with e-NABLE, a group of volunteers who specialize in producing prosthetic hands.
How can you deny the smile that a cool artificial hand makes? So, considering that each hand costs between $10-50 to make, he and Carter decided to start making them for other kids who need hands — at no charge.
Michael has even added a glow-in-the-dark fidget spinner to Carter's latest design. Because why not make prosthetic hands for kids as awesome as possible, right?
And the folks at e-NABLE had high praise for their efforts, too. "Michael and Carter are everything that the e-NABLE Community hoped for from the very start," wrote Jen Owen, who volunteers with the group.
They're helping other families learn how to make their own 3D printed hands, too. Talk about inspiring!
