Addison is an ambitious four-year-old. When she’s older, she wants to ride motorbikes and go snowboarding.

But for now she’s enjoying swinging on the playground with her “monkey bar arm”.

When Addison was almost two, she sustained severe hand injuries in a traumatic lawnmowing accident. She had multiple surgeries when several fingers and her thumbs had to be amputated.

This month, she received a pink and purple prosthetic attachment at The Royal Children’s Hospital that will help her achieve all of her goals.

“As she’s getting older, she’s starting to realise things she wants to do,” her father Ted said.

“She’s got no fear. She just wants to have a go at everything and anything, and there’s no stopping her.”

Occupational therapist Alice Pratt said the attachment was customised to Addison’s arm.

“Addison currently has no active movement in three fingers of her right hand,” she said.

“This attachment fits securely on to her arm, with a custom socket. It is designed to help her grip and hang on to bars, such as monkey bars at the playground.”

“As Addison grows, she may benefit from different types of prosthetic attachments depending on her needs and activities.”

Speaking about the attachment, Ted said it was “sad to think what was once there” and “seeing her struggle” was difficult.

“But she’s a little champion, so any assistance is good,” he said.

Ted said the farming accident unfolded “in a split second”.

“I can never go back in time to change anything that’s happened,” he said. “Kids will be kids. You can never be careful enough with kids, it happened in a split second. Life goes on, life doesn’t stop. Kids are so resilient at that age.”

Ted said the doctors and nurses at the Royal Children’s Hospital were “miracle-makers”.

“It’s just one place you know they work miracles, they work around the clock,” he said. “You know you’re in the best care there. I can never thank them enough.”

Addison’s mother Allie added: “The Royal Children’s Hospital has been amazing to us throughout the past three years of our journey under their care. Without the incredible funds being raised via events like the Good Friday Appeal, things could look very different for our little girl.”