by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 08:48 est , 28 november 2013 . | . updated : . 11:25 est , 28 november 2013 . a mexican man who lost both his arms to severe burns has told how a double arm transplant has transformed his life . gabriel granados had to have both limbs amputated just below the elbow after receiving a severe electrical shock . last may he became the first patient in latin america to receive a double arm transplant . scroll down for video . change : gabriel granados had to have both arm amputated just below the elbow after receiving a severe electrical shock . a year on from the surgery , physiotherapy has helped him regain the majority of movement in his arms . nearly 20 medics , including five plastic . actress nicole kidman has been braving public appearances in the wake of losing her father dr anthony kidman - but has revealed it 's her country music star husband keith urban who has helped her cope . ' i think as anyone knows , you need a partner who is there for you through the tough times , as well as the good times , ' says 47-year-old kidman . ' i think when it 's really , really tough and things get hard - and recently , i lost my father - and my husband was extraordinary through that . scroll down for video . nicole kidman has revealed she has been able to cope with her loss of her father by turning to the person she spent ' a long time looking for ' -- country music star husband keith urban -lrb- pictured -rrb- . ` so i 'm very , very fortunate . but i spent a long time looking for him . ' kidman 's father dr antony kidman passed away aged 75 in singapore in september but the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed , retreating as often as possible to the nashville home she shares with urban and their children . surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon . kidman arrived in china looking fresh and refreshed . ' i have a very quiet life there with my children and my husband and i love to go running , i love swimming . i love sport . i play golf , ' said kidman . ` i 've had a long career now and i know what 's important . ' 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . kidman has this week travelled to the southern chinese holiday island of hainan to take part in the mission hills celebrity pro-am and she has found comfort here among her own kind , being joined by fellow hollywood a-listers morgan freeman , jessica alba and chris evans and even turning to fellow aussie greg norman for advice about life on and off the course . kidman arrived in china looking refreshed and was spotted out with norman in the early hours of friday working on the the before i go to sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations with the man known as the great white shark - who gave the actress ' game a ` six out of 10 . ' ' i gave her a six only because she 's just starting to learn how to play the game , '' said the 59-year-old norman . ` we as players know how to play so actually when you see somebody who wants to play and learn the game of golf , we like that . that 's why i give her a six because she 's going to be very , very good . ` she actually made a statement and said , `` i would like to be able to play within 10 years well enough to go out and hold my own with somebody i wanted to play with on a golf course . '' ' i said : `` if you do a few certain things at a regular time each week , within a year , you 'll be able to get out there and hold your own against somebody . '' ` now that tells you a lot of things about her passion , her skill , right ? she 's mentally ready to take it on . so it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with her today . ' kidman has been drawn to partner english ryder cup star ian poulter for the mission hills celebrity pro-am , which starts saturday . kidman 's father dr antony kidman -lrb- pictured -rrb- passed away aged 75 in singapore in september . kidman was spotted out with greg norman in the early hours of friday working on the the before i go to sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations . the great white shark , greg norman , gave the actress ' game a ` six out of 10 ' norman said it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with kidman . the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . even a month after the operation , he told a news conference that the transplant was ` terrific ' and that he has begun to feel his new hands . before the surgery , doctors say they practiced the procedure on corpses . hope : last may he became the first patient in latin america to receive a double arm transplant . transplant : nearly 20 medics , including five plastic surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . ` this is wonderful that after being without hands for some time , all of a sudden i see new hands , ' said mr granados , who is an agent in the financial unit of mexico city 's prosecutors ' office . his arms were amputated after they . were badly burned in january 2011 , when he received an electrical shock . while giving instructions to a group of construction workers building a . fence . he said : ' i was giving directions to the master masons to put a . fence that was located precisely in an area where there were cables . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . ` when the accident happened , i was carrying a piece of rod that caused . the electric shock that burned arms , arteries , nerves , vessels and bone . ' he underwent the surgery at the national institute of medical sciences and nutrition salvador zubirán .
gabriel granados had to have both limbs amputated just below the elbow after receiving a severe electrical shock in january 2011 . last may he became first latin american patient to have the procedure . a year on , he says the operation has given him a new lease of life . thanks to physiotherapy , has recovered majority of movement in his arms .
by . anna hodgekiss . published : . 08:48 est , 28 november 2013 . | . updated : . 11:25 est , 28 november 2013 . a mexican man who lost both his arms to severe burns has told how a double arm transplant has transformed his life . gabriel granados had to have both limbs amputated just below the elbow after receiving a severe electrical shock . last may he became the first patient in latin america to receive a double arm transplant . scroll down for video . change : gabriel granados had to have both arm amputated just below the elbow after receiving a severe electrical shock . a year on from the surgery , physiotherapy has helped him regain the majority of movement in his arms . nearly 20 medics , including five plastic . actress nicole kidman has been braving public appearances in the wake of losing her father dr anthony kidman - but has revealed it 's her country music star husband keith urban who has helped her cope . ' i think as anyone knows , you need a partner who is there for you through the tough times , as well as the good times , ' says 47-year-old kidman . ' i think when it 's really , really tough and things get hard - and recently , i lost my father - and my husband was extraordinary through that . scroll down for video . nicole kidman has revealed she has been able to cope with her loss of her father by turning to the person she spent ' a long time looking for ' -- country music star husband keith urban -lrb- pictured -rrb- . ` so i 'm very , very fortunate . but i spent a long time looking for him . ' kidman 's father dr antony kidman passed away aged 75 in singapore in september but the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed , retreating as often as possible to the nashville home she shares with urban and their children . surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon . kidman arrived in china looking fresh and refreshed . ' i have a very quiet life there with my children and my husband and i love to go running , i love swimming . i love sport . i play golf , ' said kidman . ` i 've had a long career now and i know what 's important . ' 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . kidman has this week travelled to the southern chinese holiday island of hainan to take part in the mission hills celebrity pro-am and she has found comfort here among her own kind about her passion , her skill , right ? she 's mentally ready to take it on . so it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with her today . ' kidman has been drawn to partner english ryder cup star ian poulter for the mission hills celebrity pro-am , which starts saturday . kidman 's father dr antony kidman -lrb- pictured -rrb- passed away aged 75 in singapore in september . kidman was spotted out with greg norman in the early hours of friday working on the the before i go to sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations . the great white shark , greg norman , gave the actress ' game a ` six out of 10 ' norman said it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with kidman . the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . even a month after the operation , he told a news conference that the transplant was ` terrific ' and that he has begun to feel his new hands . before the surgery , doctors say they practiced the procedure on corpses . hope : last may he became the first patient in latin america to receive a double arm transplant . transplant : nearly 20 medics , including five plastic surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . ` this is wonderful that after being without hands for some time , all of a sudden i see new hands , ' said mr granados , who is an agent in the financial unit of mexico city 's prosecutors ' office . his arms were amputated after they . were badly burned in january 2011 , when he received an electrical shock . while giving instructions to a group of construction workers building a . fence . he said : ' i was giving directions to the master masons to put a . fence that was located precisely in an area where there were cables . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . ` when the accident happened , i was carrying a piece of rod that caused . the electric shock that burned arms , arteries , nerves , vessels and bone . ' he underwent the surgery at the national institute of medical sciences and nutrition salvador zubirán .
in his arms . nearly 20 medics , including five plastic . actress nicole kidman has been braving public appearances in the wake of losing her father dr anthony kidman - but has revealed it 's her country music star husband keith urban who has helped her cope . ' i think as anyone knows , you need a partner who is there for you through the tough times , as well as the good times , ' says 47-year-old kidman . ' i think when it 's really , really tough and things get hard - and recently , i lost my father - and my husband was extraordinary through that . scroll down for video . nicole kidman has revealed she has been able to cope with her loss of her father by turning to the person she spent ' a long time looking for ' -- country music star husband keith urban -lrb- pictured -rrb- . ` so i 'm very , very fortunate . but i spent a long time looking for him . ' kidman 's father dr antony kidman passed away aged 75 in singapore in september but the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed , retreating as often as possible to the nashville home she shares with urban and their children . surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon . kidman arrived in china looking fresh and refreshed . ' i have a very quiet life there with my children and my husband and i love to go running , i love swimming . i love sport . i play golf , ' said kidman . ` i 've had a long career now and i know what 's important . ' 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . kidman has this week travelled to the southern chinese holiday island of hainan to take part in the mission hills celebrity pro-am and she has found comfort here among her own kind you see somebody who wants to play and learn the game of golf , we like that . that 's why i give her a six because she 's going to be very , very good . ` she actually made a statement and said , `` i would like to be able to play within 10 years well enough to go out and hold my own with somebody i wanted to play with on a golf course . '' ' i said : `` if you do a few certain things at a regular time each week , within a year , you 'll be able to get out there and hold your own against somebody . '' ` now that tells you a lot of things about her passion , her skill , right ? she 's mentally ready to take it on . so it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with her today . ' kidman has been drawn to partner english ryder cup star ian poulter for the mission hills celebrity pro-am , which starts saturday . kidman 's father dr antony kidman -lrb- pictured -rrb- passed away aged 75 in singapore in september . kidman was spotted out with greg norman in the early hours of friday working on the the before i go to sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations . the great white shark , greg norman , gave the actress ' game a ` six out of 10 ' norman said it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with kidman . the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . even a month after the operation , he told a news conference that the transplant was ` terrific ' and that he has begun to feel his new hands . before the surgery , doctors say they practiced the procedure on corpses . hope : last may he became the first patient in latin america to receive a double arm transplant . transplant : nearly 20 medics , including five plastic surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . ` this is wonderful that after being without hands for some time , all of a sudden i see new hands , ' said mr granados , who is an agent in the financial unit of mexico city 's prosecutors ' office . his arms were amputated after they . were badly burned in january 2011 , when he received an electrical shock . while giving instructions to a group of construction workers building a . fence . he said : ' i was giving directions to the master masons to put a . fence that was located precisely in an area where there were cables . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . ` when the accident happened , i was carrying a piece of rod that caused . the electric shock that burned arms , arteries , nerves , vessels and bone . ' he underwent the surgery at the national institute of medical sciences and nutrition salvador zubirán .
by. anna hodgekiss. published :. 08:48 est, 28 november. |. updated :. 11:25 est, 28 november. a mexican man lost severe burns has told a double arm transplant transformed. gabriel granados had to have both limbs just below after receiving. last may he became the first patient latin america a double arm transplant. scroll. change : gabriel granados had have both arm amputated just below after receiving. a year on the surgery, physiotherapy helped regain the majority movement. nearly 20 medics, five plastic. actress nicole kidman has braving public appearances losing dr anthony kidman - revealed it 's her country music star husband keith urban who helped cope. ' i think as anyone knows, you need a partner there through, as ' says 47-year-old kidman. ' i think when 's really, really tough and things - and recently, lost extraordinary through that. scroll. nicole kidman has revealed she able cope by turning the person spent ' a long time looking ' -- country music star husband keith urban -lrb- pictured -rrb-. ` so i 'm very, very fortunate. but i spent him. ' kidman 's father dr antony kidman passed aged 75 singapore but the oscar-winning actress kept her engagements despite the dark moments, retreating as often the nashville home shares urban and their children surgeons, five nurses performed a marathon. kidman arrived china looking fresh refreshed. ' i have a very quiet life there with running, swimming. i love sport. i play golf, ' said kidman ` i 've now know 's important. ' 17-hour operation attach two arms donated the family. now, a year on he spoken the ` new lease the operation given - says extremely the donor 's family. kidman has this week travelled the southern chinese holiday island hainan take the mission hills celebrity proam and she found comfort here among her own kind, being joined fellow hollywood a-listers morgan freeman, jessica alba chris evans and even turning fellow aussie greg norman about life and the course kidman arrived china looking refreshed was spotted out norman in friday working the the before i go sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations the man known the great white shark - who gave the actress ' game a ` six out. ' ' i gave her six only because 's just starting learn, '' the 59-year-old norman ` we as players know so actually when see somebody wants learn golf, like. that 's why give her six because 's going very,. ` she actually made and, i would be play within 10 years well go hold somebody i wanted on. '' ' i said : if do a few certain things at each, within, 'll out there hold somebody. '' ` now that tells her passion, her skill right she 's mentally ready. so it a pleasure spend working her today. ' kidman has drawn partner english ryder cup star ian poulter for the mission hills celebrity pro-am, which starts saturday. kidman 's father dr antony kidman -lrb- pictured passed aged 75 singapore. kidman was spotted out greg norman friday working the the before i go sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations. the great white shark, greg norman gave the actress ' game a ` six out of 10 ' norman said it a pleasure spend and working kidman. the oscar-winning actress has kept her engagements despite the dark moments. thanks extensive rehabilitation such at mexico city 's nutrition hospital, he also recovered the majority movement. even a month the operation, he the transplant ` terrific has begun his new hands. before the surgery, doctors say practiced corpses. hope : last may he became the first patient latin america a double arm transplant. transplant : nearly 20 medics, including five plastic surgeons performed a marathon 17-hour operation attach two arms donated now, a year on he spoken the ` new lease the operation given - says extremely the donor 's family. ` this wonderful that after being without hands, all see new hands ' said mr granados who an agent the financial unit mexico city 's prosecutors ' office his arms amputated after they. were badly burned january 2011, he received. while giving instructions a group construction workers building a. fence. he said : i giving directions the master masons put a. fence that located precisely cables. thanks extensive rehabilitation such at mexico city 's nutrition hospital, he also recovered the majority movement. ` when the accident, i carrying rod caused. the electric shock burned arms, arteries nerves vessels bone ' he underwent the national institute nutrition salvador zubirán.
with her loss of her father by turning to the person she spent ' a long time looking for ' -- country music star husband keith urban -lrb- pictured -rrb- . ` so i 'm very , very fortunate . but i spent a long time looking for him . ' kidman 's father dr antony kidman passed away aged 75 in singapore in september but the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed , retreating as often as possible to the nashville home she shares with urban and their children . surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon . kidman arrived in china looking fresh and refreshed . ' i have a very quiet life there with my children and my husband and i love to go running , i love swimming . i love sport . i play golf , ' said kidman . ` i 've had a long career now and i know what 's important . ' 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . kidman has this week travelled to the southern chinese holiday island of hainan to take part in the mission hills celebrity pro-am and she has found comfort here among her own kind about her passion , her skill , right ? she 's mentally ready to take it on . so it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with her today . ' kidman has been drawn to partner english ryder cup star ian poulter for the mission hills celebrity pro-am , which starts saturday . kidman 's father dr antony kidman -lrb- pictured -rrb- passed away aged 75 in singapore in september . kidman was spotted out with greg norman in the early hours of friday working on the the before i go to sleep star 's swing and enjoying deep conversations . the great white shark , greg norman , gave the actress ' game a ` six out of 10 ' norman said it was a pleasure to spend an hour and a half working with kidman . the oscar-winning actress has kept up her engagements despite the dark moments that have followed . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . even a month after the operation , he told a news conference that the transplant was ` terrific ' and that he has begun to feel his new hands . before the surgery , doctors say they practiced the procedure on corpses . hope : last may he became the first patient in latin america to receive a double arm transplant . transplant : nearly 20 medics , including five plastic surgeons , five nurses and three anaesthetists , performed a marathon 17-hour operation to attach two arms donated by the family of a 34-year-old shooting victim . now , a year on , he has spoken about the ` new lease of life ' the operation has given him - and says he is extremely grateful to the donor 's family . ` this is wonderful that after being without hands for some time , all of a sudden i see new hands , ' said mr granados , who is an agent in the financial unit of mexico city 's prosecutors ' office . his arms were amputated after they . were badly burned in january 2011 , when he received an electrical shock . while giving instructions to a group of construction workers building a . fence . he said : ' i was giving directions to the master masons to put a . fence that was located precisely in an area where there were cables . thanks to extensive rehabilitation such as physiotherapy at mexico city 's nutrition hospital , he has also recovered the majority of movement in his arms . ` when the accident happened , i was carrying a piece of rod that caused . the electric shock that burned arms , arteries , nerves , vessels and bone . ' he underwent the surgery at the national institute of medical sciences and nutrition salvador zubirán .
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