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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

RARE PHOTOS: Woman waiting on rare double hand transplant rejects man s hands | Vintage Vibes

Tom Maddick SWNS

A woman waiting on a rare double hand transplant has turned down hands from a man.

Kim Smith, 61, politely declined offers of a pair of hands from a male donor and a pair of hands from a Black female donor, and claims she was warned she would face a much longer wait if she decided she would only accept a pair of hands from a white female.

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