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Life After Stroke: Lee’s Story of Rehab, Hope, & the Road to Recovery

Shannon Kelly • May 30, 2023
Explore the possibilities of life after stroke with Lee's story of resilience, rehabilitation, and finding fulfillment.
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CIONIC Stories: Ricky, on MS, Mobility Milestones, & More

Shannon Kelly • May 11, 2023
Meet Ricky. He’s a 27-year-old Senior Software Development Engineer working in tech. He lives in New York and was diagnosed with MS four years ago. Before his diagnosis, he was an active person, who ...
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CIONIC Stories: Yulia, on MS, Self-Compassion, Mobility, & More

Shannon Kelly • April 27, 2023
Meet Yulia. She was diagnosed with MS in 1997 when she was 15 years old. Her story is filled with ups and downs — with triumphs and tribulations. Through it all, she has worked hard to manage her MS, ...
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CIONIC Stories: Confidence, Camouflage, and the Neural Sleeve

Shannon Kelly • March 13, 2023
There’s a fine line between confidence and camouflage for everyone. Navigating life with a mobility difference blends those two elements so often, it’s tricky to discern one from the other. Dress for ...
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My Cerebral Palsy Journey: Stepping Out with CIONIC

Shannon Kelly • January 16, 2023
I’m Jan. I have a life-long condition of cerebral palsy. Here is my story. I was born three months prematurely in July 1951. I was told all my life I was something of a miracle baby. I measured 10 ...
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CIONIC Stories: Darryl’s Next Dance

Anne Ellis • November 10, 2022
Darryl loves spending time with his family and friends, cooking, and hanging out with his new golden doodle/cocker spaniel puppy, Kobe. Darryl has been living with multiple sclerosis for about ten ...
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CIONIC Stories: Milestones, Mobility, & MS

Anne Ellis • September 19, 2022
Steve Polatas has multiple sclerosis and just celebrated his sixtieth birthday. As with any milestone birthday, it is a time for reflection and a time to think about what is yet to come. As Steve ...
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Stroke Survivor Neale Mahon’s Motto: “Be 100%”

Anne Ellis • June 28, 2022
Neale invited us, and his two awesome dogs, Doc and Clover, for a walk along the lakeNeale is 36 years old and lives in Cleveland, OH. He is an athlete, a chef, and an avid traveler. He is also an ...
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CIONIC Stories: Ben on X-ALD, the Neural Sleeve, and Autonomy

Shannon Kelly • March 1, 2022
My diagnosis came down like the guillotine: x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. A long name, which sounded ominous. I remembered watching the film “Lorenzo’s Oil” when it came out in theaters. It told the ...
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Superpowering the Human Body: Episode 5

Jeremiah Robison • February 11, 2021
The fifth episode of CIONIC’s podcast Superpowering the Human Body, features a conversation with Industrial Designer, Daniel Zarem. Daniel shares with us his passion and process for designing ...
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