{"id":3707,"date":"2024-12-18T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/wythenshawe\/manchester-prosthetics-service-throws-festive-party-helping-its-younger-patients-see-other-children-that-are-the-same\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:49:44","slug":"manchester-prosthetics-service-throws-festive-party-helping-its-younger-patients-see-other-children-that-are-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/wythenshawe\/manchester-prosthetics-service-throws-festive-party-helping-its-younger-patients-see-other-children-that-are-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester prosthetics service throws festive party helping its younger patients \u201csee other children that are the same\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas Party at Wythenshawe Specialised Ability Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1040009008?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An innovative service that supports patients, including children and young adults, with fitting and adapting to prosthetic limbs came together to celebrate Christmas and the fantastic spirit of the many patients who have used the service.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3709\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3709 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Isabella-and-Harley-playing-together-scaled-680x383.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isabella and Harley playing together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Specialised Ability Centre in Wythenshawe cares for hundreds of children to create limb prosthetics and help them adapt to their new way of life. At Christmastime, the service invites its younger patients for a party where they can play with other children who, like them, have prosthetic limbs or a limb difference.<\/p>\n<p>The centre is run by Clinical and Scientific Services at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and has become one of England\u2019s largest and most successful amputee and prosthetics services.<\/p>\n<p>One of the children at the party was Tom, a seven-year-old boy who had an amputation soon after being born. Craig, Tom\u2019s dad, said: \u201cTom was born with a cancer tumour in his right hand. Once we got the diagnosis, they said it needed to be dealt with quickly. We had the option of chemotherapy, but it had no guarantee that it would save his hand. We opted for an amputation, so he didn\u2019t have any chance for any secondary cancers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3710\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3710 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Tom-enjoying-the-Christmas-Party-scaled-680x383.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom enjoying the Christmas Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe has a new prosthetic hand, and he has been getting on well with it, he leaves me speechless. It has one main grip and he\u2019s very good at controlling it. He takes instruction really well, even if he can\u2019t do it straight away, he always finds a way. He had specific training last week for how to use it when he\u2019s at school, so hopefully he will start to wear it more often and I think all his friends were very excited about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went to the Christmas party last year, and it is a great event. It\u2019s a good chance for Tom to see other children that are the same as him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another child who attended the party was River-Lucia, who had her amputation surgery in July 2024. Leia, River-Lucia\u2019s mum, attended a scan during pregnancy where her daughter was diagnosed with fibula hemimelia, a rare congenital condition that causes a child to be born with a short or missing fibula, the smaller, outer bone of the lower leg.<\/p>\n<p>Leia, River-Lucia\u2019s mum, said, \u201cWe first came to the centre when I was pregnant, and we didn\u2019t see any children so we didn\u2019t know whether there would be many others like her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRiver-Lucia wore a splint and adapted shoes until she was six, but it was getting too much, and she was falling over a lot. We wanted to wait until she was older to make any decisions about her leg so she could be involved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3711\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3711\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia-680x452.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Leia-and-River-Lucia.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leia and River-Lucia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHer surgery only happened in July, so she has only had her prosthetic leg for around seven weeks. I expected her to not want to go to school, not wanting to wear her leg, but she\u2019s taken to it like a duck to water. Thanks to the team here, she was fully prepared her for her new way of life and she\u2019s blown us all away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving a child doesn\u2019t come with a manual, especially these unique children. Sometimes people can stare, and it\u2019s actually mainly the adults. But, in that Christmas party, no one was looking at each other. Other parents have even told me about other organisations that offer support to children. All of us here have been through similar things and it\u2019s really nice to be in that environment together\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lara Littler, Service Manager at the Specialised Ability Centre, said: \u201cWe care for so many children across the North West, and they all have their own appointments so it\u2019s quite rare that they are able to see and spend time with each other. The parents always feedback to us that they find this party special, and most of all useful, because they can speak with other families who are going through similar journeys and ask for any advice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3708\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3708 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Ethan-with-Father-Christmas-scaled-680x383.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ethan with Father Christmas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud that we host this party because it gives everyone a chance to celebrate how well both parents and children have done throughout the year. Our staff and children all wore their finest Christmas jumpers and party dresses and definitely created a very lively atmosphere. They even got a visit from Father Christmas who gave out presents!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] An innovative service that supports patients, including children and young adults, with fitting and adapting to prosthetic limbs came together to celebrate Christmas and the fantastic spirit of the many patients who have used the service. 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