@itvnews: A quadruple amputee says online claims that she refused a hand transplant from a black donor have left her upset and scared of leaving the house. Kim Smith from Milton Keynes had her hands and legs amputated in 2018 after a urinary tract infection turned into sepsis while she was on holiday in Spain. In 2021 she began noticing posts and articles circulating online accusing her of refusing hand donations because they were from a black woman and a man. Mrs Smith denies the claims and says the only offer she ever received was for the hand transplant she had in December 2025.

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amzrosee
amzrosee 🥀 :
As a black person, I don’t see the big deal even if she did reject it. It makes sense if to want a hand that matches the rest of your body.
2026-08-17 16:30:44
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asdfghhhh5
Asdfghhh :
Even if she did. Her body her choice
2026-08-17 16:37:01
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webmaster493
Webmaster :
Leave the poor women alone her life is hard enough
2026-08-17 16:11:42
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seven.deyjvdstkbdswry
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As a black person even if she did reject it it valid why would you accept a hand that doesnt match the rest of ur body even then isn’t there more of a chance ur body rejecting it
2026-08-17 18:25:11
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shark_squadron
🦈Shark Squadron🦈 :
How is this racist? Surgeons likely wouldn’t transplant a limb of the wrong race onto a person since that could cause the person mental distress
2026-08-17 16:22:09
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asha_ahmed4
asha🎀 :
And why is she not allowed to refuse?!?!😭 It’s literally her body?!
2026-08-17 17:52:15
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cherrygirl2u
Cherry 🍒 Lady :
who wrote the story cuz they need to be punished
2026-08-17 17:32:12
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sweetiedarlingx
sweetiedarling :
Even if she did, its HER choice!! I'm black and im not sure id want a different colour hand on my arm. shes entitled to her own decision
2026-08-17 17:10:46
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4s7vn3
S♤ge 💕 :
I'm black but who would take she take hands not remotely close to her skin tone I dont see the big deal .Leave her alone omg
2026-08-17 16:46:36
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jetskifreak
James Christopher :
She had every right to reject it !!!
2026-08-17 16:59:22
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ifeanyiikechukwu78
Ifeanyi ikechukwu :
as a black person I don't see any issue here,why must people think, this is about racism
2026-08-18 11:16:54
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childrenoforyx
oryx :
Even if she did reject it, it would be incredibly dysphoric to look down and see such a drastic difference. No matter what the race of the patient is they should be able to choose to have a donor of similar color if available so as to ease the psychological aftereffects of the surgery
2026-08-17 18:21:52
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marii01.x
Marii :
the power of media... tryna instill hate/racism amongst the public.
2026-08-18 11:24:04
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userniinah
ninah :
Why would it be strange to ask for matching hands🤔
2026-08-17 18:01:51
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chipskylurkin
Chip Skylurk :
How disgusting to make up something like that about an already supremely vulnerable individual??? People are so sick and twisted.
2026-08-17 19:09:04
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bipptyboppertyboop
⭐️🌿🍄heather🍄✨⭐️ :
Leave the poor woman alone man she has enough to deal with
2026-08-18 09:56:34
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emilyniamh95
Emily 🐹 :
If I remember rightly, this lady had a hand transplant from a young girl who sadly passed away but she remains very close to the young girls mum 🥹 and the mum is just happy she can still hold her daughters hand. It’s a really beautiful story ❤️
2026-08-18 10:56:22
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i_r_t_e_z_a1
i_r_t_e_z_a1 :
Why does the media constantly ruminate on stirring up endless culture wars when there are much bigger fish to fry in our country; even if she did want a hand to match the colour of her skin that is not racism and it dilutes actual racist instances when they do occur
2026-08-17 16:52:11
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chloesrodriguezr
Chloe :
She is just tired of the lies.
2026-08-17 15:58:49
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riverrdean
River :
so people are harassing old disabled ladies in wheelchairs now?
2026-08-17 19:59:18
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tokiibun
mol 𝅘𝅥𝅮 :
i'm mutuals with kim on here and she is the sweetest, it breaks my heart that she's having to face this disinformation. 💔
2026-08-17 16:17:10
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naj.lim
naj.lim :
I understand why someone might refuse a hand simply because it doesn’t match their skin tone. As a Black person, I think I would struggle with that too if the situation were reversed.
2026-08-17 16:43:25
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billyeyelash666
User007 :
And if she took it yall would get mad about a white person getting a black part instead of a black person
2026-08-17 17:42:21
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