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Home Ground: The Kindness of a Stranger

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

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Doctors saved Helen Smith from meningitis, but she lost her hands and legs in the process. Tonight's programme follows the 24-year-old as she becomes the first person in the world to be fitted with four artificial limbs - all paid for by a benevolent stranger.
(First shown on BBC East) (S)

Contributors

Subject:
Helen Smith
Producer:
Dick Meadows
Source: Radio Times

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