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#1 KeepTheFaith

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 05:50 PM

HUGE milestone in my recovery yesterday! Here is a You Tube video of me taking unassisted steps with both legs on the treadmill at Project Walk for the first time on 3/5/10

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=NkkB1uWCdUE

C5 Quad Taking steps

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 05:52 PM

Keep up the good work!

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Post icon Posted 06 March 2010 - 06:35 PM

Enjoyed your video. How excited you must be. Keep up the good work!

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 06:38 PM

KeepTheFaith, on Mar 6 2010, 06:50 PM, said:

Congratulations Ashley.

We accidentally ran into a C5 and L5 last week who told us his story of recovery.

His doctors told him he'd never walk again, but he said 5 years after his accident, he was teaching yoga, kick boxing and breaking horses.

As we were getting into our car, my wife pointed him out running across the street ahead of traffic.

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Posted 06 March 2010 - 06:59 PM

Even though I was diagnosed an incomplete, Asia B, I had a very bad injury and doctors gave me a 1-3% chance of ever walking again. I am 15 months post injury and I was starting to get depressed because things are going so slow. This is just what I needed to keep me going, keep me fighting, keep me hopeful.

Thanks for the support!

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 12:45 AM

KeepTheFaith, on Mar 6 2010, 05:50 PM, said:

Well done you F*****G beauty!

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 01:50 AM

Congratulations Ashley!! Keep it up!

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Post icon Posted 07 March 2010 - 04:41 AM

Awesome job! :mfrlol:

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 04:50 AM

That was great, hard work pays off doesn't it?!

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 07:43 AM

Oh well done.

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 10:31 AM

Good luck on the next bit!

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 12:46 PM

wow!!!! The very best of luck to you!!!!

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Posted 07 March 2010 - 10:03 PM

KeepTheFaith, on Mar 6 2010, 05:50 PM, said:

Well Done, good luck for the future!

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Posted 08 March 2010 - 02:22 AM

Nice work Ashley!!!

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Posted 08 March 2010 - 12:57 PM

inspiring to say the least!!! Many congrats!

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Posted 08 March 2010 - 06:15 PM

nice work ashley..i hope you inspire many incompletes to press on...watch out for the guys though, ure a hottie !

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Posted 26 March 2010 - 09:21 PM

Just read an article the other day regarding the recovery rate for incomplete spinal cord injuries. It said that in the past about 40% of incompletes would go on to walk again, but now with all the exercise based recovery programs about 90% of incompletes walk in some fashion, even if it's just with a walker around the house.

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Posted 26 March 2010 - 11:01 PM

Fantastic Video! No wonder you're smiling. Keep posting these!

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Posted 04 May 2010 - 02:25 PM

Brilliant stuff - well done

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 07:21 PM

gr8t job

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Posted 10 July 2010 - 03:19 AM

Congrats girl! I'm a c6 incomplete and walk occasionally with arm crutches and a bioness machine for my lazy left leg. I'm 2 years into the sci thing come monday. NEVER give up.

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