Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Name: Moises Aramburo
Age: 24
Location: California
Moises was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Los Cabos, Mexico. He is the second of six children and enjoys paddle boarding, flying drones and exploring new places. Moises studied Business Finance and Management at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego CA.
During a tropical storm in Mexico during the summer of 2012, Moises and a friend went out in a 4x4 truck to see the damages the storm had caused. After driving around town in flooded streets they came across a vehicle that was stuck and later towed it to safety. At one point, they decided to have some fun by towing themselves behind their truck while on a boogie board above the flooded streets. Unfortunately, the rope that Moises was holding on to got stuck behind him under water. This caused the rope to stretch and with the moving vehicle ahead of him, the rope tore of Moises’ 4 fingers of his right hand. Moises ran to the nearest hospital but unfortunately there wasn’t a surgeon on staff who would be able to perform that kind of complex surgery. Within a few hours Moises was flown to San Diego where a surgeon specializing in upper limb surgery was standing by. The plan was to reattach all 4 fingers.
“After a 19 hour surgery, I woke up and a doctor told me that my surgery had been successful. Unfortunately, that joy only lasted 6 days as on the 7th day I woke up to my fingers being black and life-less.”
Moises had a total of 7 surgeries that followed. Many times he felt alone, but each time he woke up a family member was there, which reminded him about the important things in life.
Moises spent two months in the hospital constantly thinking about his future and how his life had drastically changed. It was at his hospital bed where a friend of his showed him Touch Bionics technology that was available. The Touch Bionics iDigits would end up being a perfect fit.
“This would allow me to grasp things again; a book, a cup of coffee, a tennis racquet…the possibilities were endless.”
A year after his initial research he was fit with his first prosthesis and realized he had a new chance at life, which he wanted to experience as much as possible.
“If I go to meetings, one of the most important things for me is to be able to meet someone, greet them with a handshake, and try to have that interaction be as normal as possible. I’ve been able to not only go back to my normal life but I’ve been able to go on various adventures as well.”
Most recently Moises traveled to Thailand, he has been paragliding, horseback riding, and mostly has not allowed anything to hold him back.
“Having such a realistic hand has allowed me to completely forget about my disability and it just helps me feel complete again.”
Name: Moises Aramburo
Age: 24
Location: California
Moises was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Los Cabos, Mexico. He is the second of six children and enjoys paddle boarding, flying drones and exploring new places. Moises studied Business Finance and Management at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego CA.
During a tropical storm in Mexico during the summer of 2012, Moises and a friend went out in a 4x4 truck to see the damages the storm had caused. After driving around town in flooded streets they came across a vehicle that was stuck and later towed it to safety. At one point, they decided to have some fun by towing themselves behind their truck while on a boogie board above the flooded streets. Unfortunately, the rope that Moises was holding on to got stuck behind him under water. This caused the rope to stretch and with the moving vehicle ahead of him, the rope tore of Moises’ 4 fingers of his right hand. Moises ran to the nearest hospital but unfortunately there wasn’t a surgeon on staff who would be able to perform that kind of complex surgery. Within a few hours Moises was flown to San Diego where a surgeon specializing in upper limb surgery was standing by. The plan was to reattach all 4 fingers.
“After a 19 hour surgery, I woke up and a doctor told me that my surgery had been successful. Unfortunately, that joy only lasted 6 days as on the 7th day I woke up to my fingers being black and life-less.”
Moises had a total of 7 surgeries that followed. Many times he felt alone, but each time he woke up a family member was there, which reminded him about the important things in life.
Moises spent two months in the hospital constantly thinking about his future and how his life had drastically changed. It was at his hospital bed where a friend of his showed him Touch Bionics technology that was available. The Touch Bionics iDigits would end up being a perfect fit.
“This would allow me to grasp things again; a book, a cup of coffee, a tennis racquet…the possibilities were endless.”
A year after his initial research he was fit with his first prosthesis and realized he had a new chance at life, which he wanted to experience as much as possible.
“If I go to meetings, one of the most important things for me is to be able to meet someone, greet them with a handshake, and try to have that interaction be as normal as possible. I’ve been able to not only go back to my normal life but I’ve been able to go on various adventures as well.”
Most recently Moises traveled to Thailand, he has been paragliding, horseback riding, and mostly has not allowed anything to hold him back.
“Having such a realistic hand has allowed me to completely forget about my disability and it just helps me feel complete again.”
