Thursday, January 24, 2013

Freedom for ‘locked-in’ Kingsbridge teen thanks to special car

<p>A teenager who is trapped in his own body and unable to speak or move has attracted support from his South Devon community which has raised funds to help him cope with his condition.</p><p>Howard Wicks suffered a devastating brain stem stroke in October 2011 when he was 16, leaving him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome.</p><p>Kingsbridge fundraisers presented Howard Wicks, who suffers from locked-in syndrome, with a specially adapted vehicle</p><p>The teenager went from being a keen footballer and student at Kingsbridge Community College to having to communicate via a special computer that interprets his eye movements.</p><p><a href="http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Freedom-locked-Kingsbridge-teen-thanks-special/story-17946504-detail/story.html">Keep reading...</a></p>

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