The Photojournalism Archive

Abayneh Adefris, who lost both arms in a train accident in Ethiopia in 2006, is fitted with a trial harness for his right side. He received a donated arm on October 19, 2009 in Everett, Washington. He was flown to Washington-State to receive a prosthetic he could not get and his family could not afford at home. He lived with a foster mom, Traci Grant, until he returns to Ethiopia. His left stump is considered too small to take a prosthetic.