On Thursday, ABC's Good Morning America aired a story entitled, "Incredible Journey: From Paralyzed to Helping Others Walk." The story featured the incredible turn of events surrounding the tragic accident that happened to Janne Kouri of Hermosa Beach, California in 2006. After unknowingly diving into a shallow sand bar, Kouri found himself paralyzed after being rescued by an off-duty EMT. Doctor's told the NFL prospect Kouri that he would never be able to walk again. Seaching for answers, he found Dr. Susie Harkema at our Frazier Rehab Institute. With the assistance of the 'Locomotor' training that Dr. Harkema has been developing at Frazier, Kouri began down the path of recovery. Through a grant of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, of which Frazier Rehab is a NeuroRecovery Network center, Kouri got a grant to bring the locomotor training equipment to California through a non-profit rehab center. Today (3-years later), Kouri is taking his first steps as a result of his continued training and therapy and helping others with spinal cord injuries to do the same. Good things are happening in Louisville! We are proud to have Dr. Harkema and her entire research and clinical staff as part of our team. Together, we are doing great things!
Frazier's Locomotor Training Help Man to Walk After Paralysis
On Thursday, ABC's Good Morning America aired a story entitled, "Incredible Journey: From Paralyzed to Helping Others Walk." The story featured the incredible turn of events surrounding the tragic accident that happened to Janne Kouri of Hermosa Beach, California in 2006. After unknowingly diving into a shallow sand bar, Kouri found himself paralyzed after being rescued by an off-duty EMT. Doctor's told the NFL prospect Kouri that he would never be able to walk again. Seaching for answers, he found Dr. Susie Harkema at our Frazier Rehab Institute. With the assistance of the 'Locomotor' training that Dr. Harkema has been developing at Frazier, Kouri began down the path of recovery. Through a grant of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, of which Frazier Rehab is a NeuroRecovery Network center, Kouri got a grant to bring the locomotor training equipment to California through a non-profit rehab center. Today (3-years later), Kouri is taking his first steps as a result of his continued training and therapy and helping others with spinal cord injuries to do the same. Good things are happening in Louisville! We are proud to have Dr. Harkema and her entire research and clinical staff as part of our team. Together, we are doing great things!
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I had the privilege of meeting with Janne Kouri when I was sharing the Second Step Gait Harness System at the Abilities Expo in Anaheim a few weeks ago. I have committed 20 years to helping people walk again and I am very pleased that this important issue is being seen. Thanks to ABC for televising this important story. Right now, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are confined to beds and wheelchairs who need to have proper healthcare equipment to walk and stand. Whether they can reestablish quality of life often depends on whether they have opportunity, and access, to effective therapy and equipment. In the spirit of all those out there who need this important help (on the eve of our new healthcare reform being considered), please share this story with those who can make it happen, and with those who need it! There is so much that can be done in this area for people who need to walk again. Healthcare reform needs to address this important area. People who need to walk again (and their families) may once again have their lives restored to some degree of freedom. Those who provide the help could assist in creating a more efficient and cost effective delivery method. From David Dubats, founder of Second Step, Inc. 'Incredible' Journey: From Paralyzed to Helping Others Walk. www.secondstepinc.com
David, I agree with you and appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Best wishes to you in achieving your mission!
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