Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy New Year everyone! What a whirlwind it has been, which kind of explains why I haven’t posted in AGES!

I have wonderful news to share with you! Helpful Steps finally secured payment on Lazarus, the eksobionic suit at the Elite Gym here in Cork!

This means that Lazarus is now a permanent fixture at the gym  thanks to a community of incredible people who rallied around and successfully raised the €150,000 euro needed! The Helpful Steps Inaugural Charity Ball at City Hall played a significant part in raising funds and it was a truly amazing night, which I thoroughly enjoyed!

Now, those with limited mobility will have access to Lazarus and will enjoy the associated health benefits of this groundbreaking technology.

Photo: Courtesy of Helpful Steps & EksoBionics

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and I wish you a peaceful and prosperous new year. May all your dreams be realised in 2016! J x

Keep Lazarus at the Elite Gym-Helpful Steps Inaugural Charity Ball Coming in October

Photo: Courtesy of Eksobionics TM

So, I have been a little redundant in terms of my blog posts over the past few months as I have been extremely busy working on a short video documentary. My last post may have served as a teaser or little hint that the topic of my documentary is bionic technology. The film centres around the story of Nathan Kirwan, a young man who, after a fall in 2013 suffered a C4 Spinal Cord Injury. It documents how Nathan and others are benefiting from using the Eksobionic Suit at the Elite Gym in my city of Cork in Ireland. The Elite gym is the only gym in the world that houses this technology. Other suits around the world are in rehabilitation and clinical settings.

For the past number of months, I have been following Nathan Kirwan, Spinal Cord Injury survivor and Colin O’ Shaughnessy, owner of the Elite Gym in Cork as they attempt to raise the much-needed €150,000 to keep a piece of ground- breaking wearable technology at the gym permanently. Affectionately known as ‘Lazarus’, the EksoBionic suit aids those with limited mobility to ‘walk’. This inspired me to make a documentary, Every Step I Take. Please take a look,

The charity www.helpfulsteps.ie set up by Nathan and Colin will hold the Helpful Steps Inaugural Charity Ball on the 10th October 2015 at City Hall here in Cork. It promises to be a spectacular night with lots of surprises and entertainment in store. Lazarus will of course make a very special appearance! Tickets are priced at €100 per person and you can contact Olive Downey on 086 3357424 to secure your ticket or email olive@helpfulsteps.ie. Click here for further details.