A woman set to have her leg amputated wants to use the skin make a handbag.
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A 55-year-old named Joan got in touch with sewport.com - a website which helps customers find clothing manufacturers to match their needs - and asked about getting the unique bag tailored to her needs once her limb has been removed.
She said: ''It's looking very likely that I'm going to have my lower left leg amputated soon (I have peripheral arterial disease) and I was reading about the human waste scandal where they just dumped body parts in a dump to rot and I don't want that to happen to me.
''I was chatting to a friend about leather and how it's essentially just treated animal skin and I had a light bulb moment - can I use my amputated leg to create something beautiful and useful?
''I'm finding out whether I can keep my leg after the surgery and the discussions have been positive so far, so fingers crossed!''