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Born Without a Hand, She Dreamed of Hugging Her Father - See Her Dream Miraculously Come True (VIDEO)

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Torri Biddle's right arm never fully formed in the womb, and she was born missing a right hand. Despite this, the 19-year-old has lived a full life, even playing on her high school's basketball team. But there's one thing she's always dreamed of but hasn't been able to do: Give her dad a full hug.

Torri hoped to eventually receive a bionic arm to serve as the hand she was born without. But with a cost of $100,000 or more, her quest would need a miracle-sized boost. That miracle came in the form of her loving high school friends.

These friends launched a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #HandforTorri to get her a bionic arm. Their efforts caught the attention of the documentary group The Buried Life, who enlisted the help of Invisible Children and the Hanger Clinic. Working together, they flew Torri out to California to surprise her with a $150,000 bionic arm.

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And, at last, she wrapped both arms around her father and squeezed.

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