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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

North Carolina Bride Rachelle Friedman Chapman working to walk again.

Apparently this story is a year or two old.  That does not make it any less significant.  This is a very inspiring story to me.  I can't help but believe that she will succeed.  Following is an excerpt from the story, a pic and then the link. 

When Chapman arrived at Project Walk, she was weak, says Kimberly Davis, an instructor there. Her blood pressure was low because her muscles had atrophied and she didn't have the muscle contractions necessary to move the blood, Davis says.

"Mornings would be difficult for her," Davis says. "We wouldn't even be able to get her into a seated position without her passing out."

She also was suffering from bone loss because she's not standing or bearing weight. By the end of her treatment, Chapman was able to move for 30 minutes on a machine similar to an elliptical trainer that takes clients through the walking process while supporting their legs and body with a harness.

She also was able to get upright in a frame that uses hydraulics to move clients to a standing position.

"I was pretty impressed with her progress," Davis says. "She didn't leave here walking, but she increased her strength tremendously."


http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/paralyzed-carolina-bride-still-hopes-walk-again-144836646.html?orig_host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=us&.lang=en-us

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