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Milestone 1995

Stopped wearing prosthetic “electric hand” approximately one year after beginning to paint

Stopped wearing prosthetic “electric hand” approximately one year after beginning to paint — a pivotal moment of self-acceptance tied directly to art. “After taking the ‘electric hand’ off for good, some great things happened. I noticed people actually stared less at me. It was as if the stiff, sometimes green hand had caused more questions and attention to my disability than not wearing it.” (Reuters, 2004)

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Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “Stopped wearing prosthetic ‘electric hand’ approximately one year after beginning to paint.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 1995. history.sesow.com/e/1995-stopped-wearing-prosthetic-electric-hand.html. Accessed [date].

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