UK shoemaker’s damaged thumb replaced with his big toe

by The Bulldog • January 28, 2020

Good for gripping shoes and boots/ITV

Cobbler Dave Lee/ITV

Nottinghamshire cobbler Dave Lee is back in business at a craft he loves, thanks to surgeons who replaced his mangled thumb with his big toe. ITV

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