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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Paralyzed Vietnam veteran walks again with new brace

Miracle brace lets veteran walk again
Paralyzed patients relish ‘simple things’
By Marie Szaniszlo
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

When Theresa Hannigan was left paralyzed two years ago as a result of an autoimmune disease she had contracted while she was in the Army, doctors told her she would never walk again.

But yesterday at the AdvaMed 2012 conference, the 58-year-old Vietnam veteran pressed a button on a control device she wore on her wrist, and with the aid of a brace-like exoskeleton called the ReWalk and two crutches to help keep her balance, she stood up and set out on a stroll around the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center as onlookers gaped.
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