Yesterday I was watching the news and and I witnessed something beautiful. I watched as Rob Summers a 25 year old man who in 2006 was involved in a car accident with a drunk driver that left him paralyzed from the chest down take his first steps.Doctors told Rob that he would never walk again and after three years of intense physical therapy it appeared they were right but then doctors decided to implant an electric stimulator onto the lining of his spinal cord. This woke up his damaged nervous system and within days he stood without help. As months went by he wiggled his toes, moved his knees, ankles and hips. Then finally took his first steps in over four years on a treadmill. Though Rob can only stand while in therapy sessions and the rest of the time he gets around by wheel chair and the doctors only allow him to use the device for several hours at a time.
Now this may not be a cure but it is a huge step in allowing people who are paralyzed to walk again. This step was made possible through funding of the research by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. I am deeply affected by this new discovery because I grew up with my father in a chair and I know what it feels like not to be able to actually walk with your father. So for this I thank Christopher Reeve for what he's done because of his charity other children will be able walk with there parent or other family. Christopher Reeve was the real life Superman.
If you would like to read the article and watch the video click HERE I would post the video myself but I do not know how because this is my first article.I also provided a link to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation if you would like to visit.