Mark Pollock is an Irish (from Hollywood, Co Down) adventurer and motivational speaker. In 1998, he lost his sight and in 2009, he became the first blind man to trek to the South Pole. Last summer, he fell from a bedroom window during the night and was left paralysed from the waist down.
This week he visited Berkeley, California-based Ekso Bionics and began walking again.
I was up and walking. I had no idea of the time but the PTs were giving me my ratio of standing time to walking time and number of steps. As we passed the first hour it looked like I could start to be part of this exciting innovation in robotic technology. But the walking frame wasn’t the end game, crutches are next and so my walking experiment continues
Walking In Robotic Legs (Mark Pollock)
legend
+ infinity.
heart warming. only going to get better!
If you can, get out and get active this year. Run a 5k or a marathon, Join a GAA or rugby club or whatever takes your fancy!. Be active, be alive!
Look at this man and realise what a gift it is to be able to do so!
YEOWWWWW!!!!!!!! +100
Seen him on the Late Late show a few months back. The guy was inspiring!
His wife/partner is complete RIDE as well.
“Last summer, he fell from a bedroom window”…. Is he the unluckiest man in Ireland?
I work where Mark used to work. I thought the same thing – apparently he was sleepwalking.
An inspiration to all blind who henceforth found themselves paralysed from the waist down.
(I mean that respectfully and with humour by the way).
i saw a blind guy in london walk face first into an unfortunately placed, head high temporary traffics works sign. i know its no laughing matter but i did
I saw him give talks twice before. He’s very good!
Enda Kenny is going to f@ck this up. I just know it!
Fairplay Mark. Very inspirational.
Awesome.