On My Feet Again: My Journey Out of the Wheelchair Using Neurotechnology - Paperback
On My Feet Again: My Journey Out of the Wheelchair Using Neurotechnology - Paperback
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by Jennifer French (Author)
On My Feet Again is the heartwarming and intellectually stimulating story of how a determined and resourceful young woman overcame many of the obstacles that came her way after being paralyzed in a snowboarding accident. Although told she would never get out of a wheelchair, Jennifer French refused to accept that fate and sought out experimental new technologies for people with spinal cord injuries. She became a participant in a clinical trial of an implanted neuroprosthetic system that enables her to stand up out of her wheelchair and move around on her own two feet.
Author Biography
Jennifer French is executive director of Neurotech Network, a nonprofit organization she founded in Florida in 2003. Jennifer was paralyzed by a spinal cord injury in after a snowboarding accident in 1998. Prior to her injury, she was recreationally active with such sports as canoeing, snowboarding/skiing, sailing, fly fishing, and biking. After her injury, she still participates in all those activities. She is an active user of an implanted stimulation system. Now residing in Tampa, Florida, Jen is active in the community accessible sailing program, Sailing Alternatives, as well as the national U.S. Sailing, Sailors with Special Needs. She earned an MBA specializing in marketing & strategy. Jennifer won a silver medal in sailing at the 2012 Paralympics Games in London.
