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CIONIC Stories: It Just Keeps Getting Better

Maddi Niebanck • July 22, 2024

There is quite possibly nothing more alarming and disorienting than waking up in the ICU after an emergency surgery with absolutely no idea where you are and what happened. Unfortunately for me, this ...

CIONIC Stories: Blanca on Multiple Sclerosis, Disability, and Self-Love

Shannon Kelly • June 20, 2024

Meet Blanca. Originally from Venezuela, she’s called the United States home for the last eight years. In May of 2018, her life took an unexpected turn. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This ...

Jan’s Story: Movement, Motivation, and Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

Anne Ellis • March 25, 2024

If you are part of the CIONIC community, undoubtedly you have met Jan. Her incredible story was first featured on CBS Bay Area while she was part of our original home trial, and she has been a ...

CIONIC Stories: Susan on MS, Foot Drop, & the Cionic Neural Sleeve

Shannon Kelly • March 15, 2024

Meet Susan. Back in 1990, after seeing multiple neurologists for tingling and numbness in her legs, she was given a diagnosis of possible MS. Due to lack of resources and knowledge about MS at the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CIONIC Stories: 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 lake. Neale is 36 years old and lives in Cleveland, OH. He is an athlete, a chef, and an avid traveler. He is also an ...