A Step in the Right Direction: Jillian walks with Ekso

Jillian Harpin was on vacation when she fell three stories off a balcony and suffered a T4 spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the waist down. Now 18 months after her injury she is striding into life with the help of the Ekso bionic exsokeleton at Gaylord Hospital. Jillian's determination is infectious and she won't let her injury limit her life.

[@hanleyalbesa9582]

A pleasant day Ms Jill saw your story popped out on the wall of my Face Book after watching it i was honestly moved by your determination and strength to move forward without a thought and doubts of taking a first step. you greatly inspired me Ma'am i admire your character to overcome such condition. I am honestly praying for you for the complete recovery and healing. God Bless you always Ma'am keep inspiring others lives cuz you don't know your story might be a great encouragement to others. Take care always and GOD BLESS YOU! JESUS CHRIST REALLY LOVES YOU! :)

[@GaylordHealthcare]

Thank you very much for your kind words to Jill, we will be sure to pass them along to her.

[@damianneville6866]

Wow!! You're doing great! I hope your mom and sister are well.

[@officialtrader005]

hi
I'm also a spinal cord injured prsn and when I injured in accident .
I lost my walking ability and sensesan both of legs
but aftrt a long time to fight this problem now I able to start walking slowly slowly .

[@hanleyalbesa9582]

I believe it will not take long for you to recover Ms. Jill you are a very strong determined woman. God Bless You.

[@GaylordHealthcare]

Thank you for your comments and encouragement.

[@candraniakanayaka4464]

I like walk

[@authorvinodnarayan]

R u on Instagram ?

[@michealtaylor4078]

Need to bring this life restoring miracle out of testing and into the real world. Been hearing about these for well over 20 years. The real "test pilots" need to be veterans not blonde pretty faces that rich donors flock to because they are blonde pretty faces.

[@GaylordHealthcare]

Hi Micheal, The Veteran's Administration does offer vets, when they are deemed qualified by the VA, several exoskeleton suits including the ReWalk (the Ekso suit in the video is only for inpatient use at this time). The VA will purchase an exoskeleton and train a veteran to use it. Because this program is administered through the VA, veterans needing an exoskeleton are not usually seen at rehab hospitals like Gaylord. So the good news is that veterans are using suits similar to the one in the video.