Michael Caines lost his right arm in a serious car accident in 1994. He fell asleep at the wheel while driving back from his niece's christening, causing the car to flip. Upon waking up on impact, he realized his arm was gone, and he was hanging upside down in the wrecked car, seeing his severed hand lying nearby

. Despite the severity of the accident and initially wanting to give up, Caines adapted by learning to use his left hand and eventually returned to work as a chef within weeks. He went on to achieve great success, earning two Michelin stars and continuing his culinary career with the help of a state-of- the-art prosthetic arm