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Claire Lomas, who is paralyzed and walks with the aid of a "bionic" suit, finishes the London Marathon on May 8, 16 days after the event began. The former chiropractor was in tears as she became the first person to complete any marathon using a bionic ReWalk suit.
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Claire Lomas of Britain celebrates after finishing the London Marathon, 16 days after the race began, in London, Britain, on May 8. Lomas, who is paralyzed from the waist down following a horse riding accident, is the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic ReWalk suit.
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Claire Lomas, right, who is paralyzed and walks with the aid of a "bionic" suit, kisses her daughter Maisie after she finishes the London Marathon on May 8, 16 days after the event began. The former chiropractor was in tears as she became the first person to complete any marathon using a bionic ReWalk suit.
From MSN:
A paralysed woman has become the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit.
Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon, crossing the finishing line 16 days after the race began.
The 32-year-old said she was "over the moon" as she completed the 26.2-mile route, which she started on April 22 with 36,000 other participants. Read more here.
After a grueling 16 days, one of the London Marathon's most remarkable competitors finally finished. Claire Lomas, paralyzed from the chest down, managed to cover the 26.2 mile course with the aid of a bionic suit. ITN's Lewis Vaughan Jones reports.
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I hope they will be able to helps thousands with this suit..
I bet it is pricey tho!
This is a good start, but in 20 years, I would like to see them available and somewhat affordable enough to where a large number of people will actually have and use them. The tech is clearly almost ready. This is one piece of tech where we should not accept excuses about why we can't get this into people's homes.
16 days. Wow. Now there's determination for you. To bad America has lost its.
Thank you for walking for those that can't......God Bless
One thing for sure, this kind of technology isn't something that government could develop. It's obviously a breakthrough and will help a lot of people get around. I'm surprised that it only costs about $85,000. Interesting that it was developed by Argo Medical Technologies,LTD out of Northern Israel, of all places.
Very inspiring story. Good for her and I hope this helps people accomplish what others tell them they can't.
What a wonderful accomplishment!
Very inspiring story. There is always hope.
and money to be made on the suit. i be that guy will be rich with that publicity. But then he will be evil for being rich even though he did good for mankind
Fantastic! I hope they can get this suit to the thousands more who need it.
THIS my friends is the kind of news that the world needs to be bombarded with! The media loves to sensationalize all of the trauma and drama day to day....when absolutley wonderful events like this take place...good for her...good for the folks assisting her...good for the media taking the time to look for the GOOD in life and people!
Right you are Roger! The BS on TV and movies (Jersey shore, violence in the news, No Strings Attached, Friends with Benefits, who's blowing up whom, etc) is the reason I don't have cable, don't watch TV or news.
As someone who has been in journalism for decades I must say that reporters are always looking for great news like this. (stang: don't blame the news media for terrible so-called entertainment shows.) But if a disaster of some sort occurs, especially near your home, don't pretend you'd be happy to hear a TV reporter say "oh, it is very sad so we're not going to tell you anything about it. We have happy news instead."
What an incredible achievement and such courage on her part to challenge herself this way. I hope that this accomplishemnt paves the way for more availability/research on the "suit" she used to do this. I can't imagine the determination it must have taken to complete a marathon - well done!
The picture of her crossing the finish line is absolutely magical. A special lady indeed.
Ditto, Tim, an absolutely beautiful and courageous woman. Lovely family as well. She must be extremely proud of the accomplishment. Congrats and keep on walkin'!
truly awesome; it's' amazing what people can accomplish with determination. Never give up!!!!!!
Is she the first person to complete a marathon using a bionic ReWalk suit?
Brought tears to my eyes. Way to go. She has the mind of a Marine, never give up!!!
@disabled marine - if you were disabled in the service of our country, my 'thank you' pales in the face of what you must be going through, but, this 'thank you' does come from the heart of a grateful American.
Seconded.
Thirded, with one change: disabled marine, no matter when you were disabled, THANK YOU for your service.
US Navy, 1979-84
Fourthed, fifthed, sixedth, etc, ad infinitum. Many THANKS for the service.
16 days????
I though I bionic athlete would finish a marathon in like 16 minutes.
ctvikimg - You moron! This lady did something you would never be able to do on 2 good legs. If you can't say something nice or compliment her on her accomplishment, please keep your mouth shut!!!!!
She still beat my best time of .... "run a what??!!" :) Well done!!!
Chill out, Okie ... he was making a reference to the Bionic Man/Bionic Woman, a series back in the 70's with Steve Austin and Lindsey Wagner. With their bionic legs they could run about 70 miles an hour, which would indeed finish a marathon in the 16 minute range.
Take a deep breath and relax!
Nicely done!
What a great story. Truly remarkable and noteworthy. Science is a wonderful thing; it improves the human condition.
This is worth a first step on the moon.
Congratulations Ms. Loma!! What an inspiration you are!!!
Bully for Her!
I can just imagine how far this will have come along in the future, especially if they learn how to grow and reconnect nerve tissue. Also mechanically assisted suits have great potential for turning difficult work into leisure activity, like that Forklift you climb into in the Movie Aliens.
If they learn how to connect Nerve Tissue, you can have whole Brain transplants into cloned bodies of your self. If your brain could remain healthy, there is no telling how many of your cloned bodies you can outlive.
Strange but very possible. The True Fountain of youth.
This suit was invented and is being manufactured by an Israeli company called Argo Medical - go Israel!
she is the ONLY person to complete a marathon in a ReWalk suit, so far...20 years from now I would expect these suits to be lighter, stronger and sporrting really long battery life...
just amazing, about 1.5+ miles a day average...I would imagine batteries had to be changed rather frequently...
this is the kind of news that should always be front page...2 thumbs up!!!
Things like this make me glad to be a part of the human race. No matter who we are, we can make it. We just need to help each other, and the makers of that suit helped a woman live her dream. I only hope that future generations will take inspiration from incredibly strong people like her.
This suit was invented and is being manufactured by an Israeli company called Argo Medical Tech. - Go Israel!
Boy I feel like I've lived a long time after reading this article, you go girl.
definitely refreshing to read a positive story of overcoming obstacles.....at the same time, a scary reminder of how you never know what curve balls life will throw at ya- good for her for moving on and still engaging with people.
Lord, my eyes are on You! Your abiding presence is what I need each and every moment...
You're my Source of strength & joy, fulfillment & direction, caring & peace, of life itself.
Let me walk with You in this recognition.
When faced with difficult situations today, may my response be "Jesus, come and be what I cannot."
Lord, I'm so thankful that You offer all that You are for all that I need.
Let me walk in a greater understanding of this.
I pray that You, wonderful Savior will reveal Yourself to my family, my children and all those I come into contact with. Your love is what they need, so let it flow through me today.
Amen & so be it.
As A veteran of 22 marathons on 2 good legs with months to train I can't even imagine how difficult it was to accomplish this. Amazing.You truly are an inspiration to us all