His face is a mask of determination as his fingers fumble with the lace of his shoe.0:05
Under his breath he says over and over again, I'm going to do this.0:11
The people in the room stand watching, silently cheering him on.0:17
A huge shout goes up as he finally, after countless attempts, manages to make a perfect bow.0:22
No, this story is not about a four year old learning to tie his shoelaces.0:30
It is however, a story about a very courageous 60 year old Canadian man named Frank Hrabanek.0:35
Several years ago, Frank lost four of his fingers in a terrible accident at the factory where he worked.0:44
Along with losing his fingers, frankly, he lost the ability to do many of the everyday things that most of us take for granted.0:51
Without the help of his loving wife, Zlata, Frank was unable to pull up his trousers, put on his socks, cut up his meat or tie his own shoelaces.0:59
That has all changed now thanks to technology.1:12
In June, Frank entered West Park Healthcare in Toronto to be fitted with prostheses, artificial body parts.1:16
In Frank's case, the prostheses were four new fingers.1:24
The artificial fingers are made of a silvery grey material and look strangely robotic.1:28
However, once a cover has been put over them, they will look exactly like the fingers on Frank's other hand.1:35
What with the difficult operation and the lengthy recuperation period, Frank has been through a terrific ordeal.1:42
But the important thing is that he is through it and he is now ready to take on the world.1:49
Grinning from ear to ear, Frank told reporters that one of the first things that he is going to do when he gets home is invite friends round for a meal.1:55
We are having a dinner party tomorrow night and I'm doing all the cooking.2:05
Zlata has been through so much, I'm giving her the night off.2:10
Zlata smiles and adds, before Frank's accident, our hobby was fly fishing.2:14
Fishing season opens in a few weeks and with the luck we've been having lately, I just know we're going to catch a big one this year.2:21
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