A computer screen flashes, the machine begins to hum and those with paralysis get to use their legs again
The Liberal MLA and former cabinet minister was a passenger in a pickup truck that rolled off a highway near Bellingham, Wash.“I was ejected from the vehicle, broke my neck and was completely paralyzed at first,” she recalled. “It was the start of a long journey back.”
Cadieux was then strapped into a body harness, hoisted from her wheelchair and her legs slipped gently into the machine’s robotic limbs.The computer screen flashes, the machine begins to hum, and Cadieux’s legs start moving forward in a brisk, walking gait as the MLA breaks into a smile. “To be able to experience functional walking again — moving both my legs, both feet, both knees, both hips — was an amazing sensation after 27 years.”“Feeling bionic!” she joked. “Or like a Transformer. Maybe this is how Bumblebee feels?”
“Their muscles are functional, but their brains aren’t sending the right signals to their legs. So someone recovering from a brain injury or stroke, for example, can re-train the body, which is an awesome therapy.” For people without insurance coverage, the cost to use the machine is $175 an hour, but even that does not cover the upfront cost of the expensive technology.
One of the leading voices for the fundraising drive is Michael Coss, an inspirational traumatic brain injury survivor who has dedicated his life to helping other survivors as a motivational speaker and fundraiser. “The Lokomat allowed me to walk again,” he said. “Now I want to pay it back and help others have access to it.”
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