Hand transplant recipient hugs donor's sister in emotional first meeting

Hand transplant recipient hugs donor's sister in emotional first meeting

A double hand transplant recipient hugged and held hands with the twin sister of her donor when they met for the first time.

"I'll shake your hand because I can," said Corinne Hutton when she met Deborah Gosling, whose sister's hands were donated after she died.

In an emotional meeting captured on film, Ms Gosling said as she embraced Ms Hutton that her sister had "beautiful hands" and "would be so proud".

Julie Wild's hands, pancreas, liver, and both kidneys were donated after she died of a sudden brain bleed in 2019 when she was 51.