“Bionics has defined my physicality. In 1982, both of my legs were amputated due to tissue damage from frostbite incurred during a mountain climbing accident. At that time, I didn’t view my body as broken. I reasoned that a human being can never be broken. Technology is broken. Technology is inadequate. This simple but powerful idea was a call to arms to advance technology for the elimination of my own disability and ultimately the disability of others.” – Hugh Herr, Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

It’s 1  : 02 PM on day 1342 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast  read Psalm 29,   publish my Disability of the Day feature,  go to the doctor – I wasn’t feeling well since yesterday so I asked my parents to take me to the doctor it turns out I have Bronchitis (again) I seldom get colds or flus when I do get sick it’s usually Bronchitis I wonder why on the bright side at least my family can afford to take me to the doctor when I get sick which is more than some people can say –      and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – still on $802.85 so far today.

A few days ago I watched Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance – a fascinating Ted Talk about how bionics are enabling differently-abled people to live full lives – watching that I was amazed by how much technology has advanced over the years these days if you can imagine it you can create it. Watch Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance below: