By Ben Barry via SWNS
A nine-year-old born without a hand got a special Princess Tiana bionic arm on a trip to Disney World.
Nathalie Ferreira, 35, found out she was pregnant with her daughter, Elisa Ynafante Ferreira, aged nine, in 2014.
During her pregnancy, a scan showed that Elisa was missing a hand and doctors wouldn’t know if she was missing any other limbs until she was born.
Nathalie said she was scared throughout her pregnancy until Elisa was born on January 23, 2015, when she had no further defects.
Elisa learned to do everything with one hand but in May 2024 got a bionic arm.
Elisa Ynafante Ferreira with her bionic Princess Tiana arm. (Open Bionics via SWNS)
In June 2024, Elisa was told she was going for a clinical check-up.
Instead, Elisa who is a huge fan of Princess Tiana received a new Disney Princess-themed sleeve for her arm and a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Disney World, Florida.
Nathalie, a surgical dental assistant, from Atlanta, Georgia, said: “I went to a scan and they couldn’t see past her wrist.
“They sent me for a second scan and they told me she was missing her hand and that they didn’t know if that was it or she would be missing other limbs.
“It was really scary, not only were they telling me that she doesn’t have a hand but they don’t know what else she might be missing until she is born.
“Once she was born and everything was great.”
Elisa Ynafante Ferreira receiving her bionic Princess Tiana arm. (Open Bionics via SWNS)
