A MENINGITIS survivor from Redditch has launched a fundraising campaign for a bionic arm to help boost her confidence.

28-year-old Georgette Mullen, who is a student at Heart of Worcestershire College, was three years old when she contacted the deadly Meningococcal Septicaemia, a form of meningitis.

Luckily, Georgette survived the infection but had to have her right hand, and toes on both feet, amputated. From the age of three up until 19, Georgette has had 30 operations on her legs which disrupted her time at school.

After previously using a cosmetic arm, Georgette now wants something functional to help her carry out everyday tasks. She has now started a crowd funder for a state of the art bionic arm called the Hero Arm.

The product, which costs £10,000, is made by Bristol-based company Open Bionics and is manufactured using innovative 3D-scanning and 3D-printing.

Georgette said: "I have only ever been surrounded by the best people. The people around me lift me up. The doctors would tell me that I wouldn't be able to do certain things but by having the support of my family and friends I grew up with a ‘No I can do it attitude".

After feeling inspired by watching fellow amputee and Open Bionics ambassador Tilly Lockey’s make-up tutorials online, Georgette decided she would love to wear the Hero Arm herself.

People can donate to Georgette's Go Fund Me page here. 

Georgette added: "The design of the Hero Arm celebrates amputees/ the limb difference community by creating an arm that will not only help with everyday tasks but also shows off your difference in a really cool and positive way.

"One dream of mine is being able to eat using a knife and a fork in both hands. To other people this can be taken for granted but to me that has never been able to do it would mean everything to me.

"Please help me reach my goal."