double arm transplant

"These Hands Gave Me a Second Life" — The Story of John Peck, the Quadruple Amputee Marine Who Received New Arms from a Stranger's Family

Marine Corporal John Peck lost all four limbs to an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2010. In 2016, a groundbreaking double-arm transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, made possible by a stranger's family choosing to donate, gave him back the ability to cook, paint, and embrace his loved ones again.