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Kirk: Experimental therapy helped him relearn to walk | |
January 02, 2013 A beaming Mark Kirk emerged from a Willis Tower stairwell on Nov. 4 after climbing more than three dozen flights of stairs on his own. The U.S. senator, who lost much of the function in his left arm and leg after suffering an ischemic stroke on Jan. 21, 2012, credits an experimental program at the Rehabilitation Institute with restoring his ability to walk. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130102/news/701029936/ |