amputee poses nude to shine light on organ donation as she desperately seeks hand transplant

A quadruple amputee has posed nude in stunning bodypaint to turn the spotlight on organ and limb donation .

Corinne Hutton has been on the waiting list for a double hand transplant for two years.

The single mum, from Glasgow, had both her hands and her legs below the knee amputated three years ago after suffering acute pneumonia and septicaemia.

Experts are trying to find suitable hands that match Ms Hutton's on blood group, skin tone and hand size.

In July, Chris King became the first person in the UK to have a double hand transplant at Leeds General Infirmary.

The same surgeon, Professor Simon Kay, will lead on Ms Hutton's operation once a suitable donor has been found.

The hands now used by Mr King were initially identified as a potential match for Ms Hutton, but after they were ruled out for her, they were then used in the surgery for Mr King.

Finding a suitable match for Ms Hutton could prove difficult as she received 25 blood transfusions when she was ill.

Professor Kay said: "As one life is extinguished and grieving begins, great comfort can be felt by those who restore other lives with the courageous gifts of vital organs. Unfortunately, we rarely have choice over the end of our life, but we can make the choice to rescue other lives at that time by donating vital organs."

Referring to Ms Hutton's appeal, he added: "Our hands make us human, and gifting them at the end of life is one of the most human things we can do."

Ms Hutton has one son - Rory, aged eight. When she fell ill three years ago she had her brothers smuggle her out of hospital so she could see her little boy on his first day of school.

Source: Mirror uk