Hero arm for our Heroine Caitlin

05/02/2024

Read Caitlin's story in issue 6 of Pick Me Up magazine, out now!

05/01/2024

Nothing will stop her

"Caitlin is enjoying wearing her Christmas cover on her ALX with her Nicole Pro for her dancing/acrobatics classes".

Last month Caitlin received her first acrobatics certificate - thank you to Caitlin and her mum for sharing this with us!

We want to say a huge well done to Caitlin from the whole team at Koalaa, keep smashing it 🤸🏼‍♀️

04/01/2024

Happy New Year! We are starting to get back into a routine after Christmas! Just before Christmas 2022 we made our first visit to Open Bionics and now Caitlin has had her first Christmas with her Hero Arm! She spoke with Evan Davis on BBC Radio 4 about this Christmas and this can be heard back on BBC sounds (Friday 22nd December, around 5:30pm). Caitlin was able to pull crackers over Christmas as a family although her Hero Arm doesn't make them any quieter!

19/12/2023

Had a lovely chat with Evan Davis for Radio 4 series which will go out later this week. Joys of radio meant we got to record it at home!

08/12/2023

So pleased to have been part of this and made the end of show compilation at 3 mins 22 seconds. Wonderful memories

30/11/2023

14/10/2023

When Caitlin was on Steph's Packed Lunch Steph asked her what she was looking forward to doing with her Open Bionics Hero Arm and she said brush and dry her hair after swimming. Check her out doing just that!

04/09/2023

This afternoon Caitlin and Maria have been interviewed by Evan at BBC Radio 4. You can hear them tonight between 5 and 6pm on the news hour.

31/08/2023

Catch Caitlin on Look East tonight at 630pm on BBC 1

31/08/2023

Caitlin, 7, from Norfolk was born with only one fully formed hand. Now, she has become the youngest in the UK to get a bionic 'hero' arm after years of struggling to brush her own hair and hold cutlery.

30/08/2023

After a week of having her Hero Arm Caitlin will be chatting live to Chris Goreham on BBC Radio Norfolk's breakfast show around 8:35am tomorrow (Thursday) telling him all about it! She will also be talking about how excited she is to return to school and show her friends. Tune in and listen!

30/08/2023

Happy hump day!

21/08/2023

21/08/2023

More pictures from this morning! Open Bionics

21/08/2023

Today has been delivery day, the day we have been waiting for since her journey began! Caitlin is now the proud wearer of a Hero Arm! She is already getting the hang of it and managed to drink out of a bottle with her arm at lunchtime! More videos in the comments!

02/08/2023

Maria and Caitlin have just recorded a "live " pre-record for BBC Look East which will be on tonight between 630 and 7pm. Tune in!

02/08/2023

Where are we this afternoon?!

02/08/2023

Did you hear Maria and Caitlin on radio Norfolk on Monday?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g00ldn

Listen back here at 2:21:30