11 year old amputee gets an R2D2 robotic arm...and a Star Wars surprise!

An 11-year-old Star Wars fan and amputee has received an R2-D2 bionic limb -- and a phone call from Luke Skywalker himself. Florida native Bella Tadlock raised almost $14,000 for her bionic arm. The fundraiser caught the eye of actor Mark Hamill, who retweeted her appeal to his 3.6 million followers. Tadlock became the first person in the United States to receive the advanced multi-grip arm in the style of R2-D2, and was able to show it off during a Skype call to Hamill, during which she demonstrated picking up a bottle with her new hand. Watch the video to see her Star Wars surprise.

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