Claire steps out in a truly marathon effort
Last Sunday’s London marathon is long over for the thousands who took part. The traffic barriers in addition to course of didactics markers are long gone, but 1 competition – mayhap the toughest of them all – is notwithstanding stepping out on the course.
Paralysed equestrian Claire Lomas is notwithstanding determinedly making her means along the 26-mile course, taking 1 methodical pace afterwards the other inwards a robotic suit that enables her to walk.
Lomas, who competed at four-star level, had a freak accident piece competing at the Osberton Horse Trials inwards May 2007.
She collided amongst a tree, which resulted inwards fractures to her neck, dorsum in addition to ribs.
She suffered a punctured lung, pneumonia, had to own got a tracheotomy to assist her breathe in addition to was inwards intensive attention for 10 days.
The fracture inwards her dorsum caused harm to her spinal cord resulting inwards her beingness transferred to the Northern General Hospital’s Spinal Injuries Unit.
She left Sheffield afterwards 8 weeks – the shortest fourth dimension anyone has always spent inwards that infirmary amongst her type of injury. She is notwithstanding paralysed but determined to larn better.
Lomas has spent countless hours working on her rehabilitation amongst a squad of physiotherapists in addition to has prepare a gym at home.
She is determined to walk again, every bit scientific discipline moves always closer to the answers needed to assist those amongst paralysis.
Lomas decided to walk the course of didactics of the London Marathon, which was run a calendar week ago, inwards a robotic suit to assist the charity Spinal Research. Her target is £50,000, in addition to she is already three-quarters there, according to figures on Justgiving.com.
Many friends in addition to supports pitched inwards to assist heighten the £43,000 require for the suit. Stars of the equestrian the world stripped off to create a naked calendar, amongst funds going toward the suit.
Her commencement preparation session inwards the suit was on Jan 23.
“It was a challenge for sure,” she said, “but what is incorrect amongst a challenge?”
Lomas gradually built upward her endurance inwards the suit in addition to is instantly doggedly taking, 1 yesteryear the one, the 80,000 assisted steps that volition larn her over the marathon course.
The entire walk volition accept her to a greater extent than than 2 weeks to complete.
The suit was developed to a greater extent than than 10 years yesteryear Argo Med Tech in addition to is maintained yesteryear Cyclone, which has provided a technician to attend on the walk.
Lomas has enjoyed enough of back upward along the way. People own got been stopping their vehicles on the route to donate.
Sports people in addition to celebrities own got joined Lomas for stretches of her journey, including multiple Olympic gold-medal rower Mathew Pincett, quondam British lawn tennis grade out 1 Tim Henman in addition to boob tube presenter Dan Lobb.
Yesterday, she was also accompanied yesteryear the quondam British rugby star Matt Hampson, who was paralysed inwards an accident on the pitch a few years agone in addition to instantly tin displace movement exclusively his head. His Matt Hampson Foundation had chipped inwards amongst a generous donation toward the robotic suit.
After eventing was cancelled inwards United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland this weekend because of torrential rain, trial riders donated their start fees to the campaign.
Since the accident, Lomas has married in addition to had a babe girl, Maisey, who was 1 final week.
Links of interest:
Suit maker: www.argomedtec.com
www.matthampsonfoundation.org
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Or text@ 70070 amongst LEGS60 £(amount)
Facebook: ClairesMarathonChallengeForSpinalResearch
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