A New Kind Of Harmony In Atlanta: A Boy, A Cello And A Prosthesis

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October 9th, 2018

Christopher Fairchild, 12, came to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for a new prosthesis in late 2015 to help him ride his bike. When he returned for a different prosthesis last year, he had a new goal — he wanted to improve his ability to play the cello.

Courtesy of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

By Judi Kanne

Playing the cello usually takes two hands. But for 12-year-old Christopher Fairchild, it’s a matter of one hand, one prosthetic and a lot of determination.

The challenge for Christopher is that he has been missing his right hand since birth, even though it would otherwise be his dominant hand.

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