EMMA LAWTON CAN SMILE AGAIN!

Do you know that the Seed of greatness in you makes you an inventor and can help put a smile on others faces? The article below is an astounding story of Haiyan Zhang, an inventor who brought smiles to the face of Emma Lawton, a 33-year-old suffering from Parkinson disease. What an amazing story! Read with me and like Haiyan, think of how you can help someone put an end to their suffering or pain by inventing something that will help them.

Cambridge inventor helps Parkinson's disease sufferer to write again

The graphic designer appeared on The Big Life Fix on BBC2 this week.

A woman with early-onset Parkinson’s disease will be able to write her name again thanks to a Cambridge engineer’s invention.

Emma Lawton, 33, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease in 2012. The symptoms cause involuntary tremors which mean Emma is unable to even write her own name. As a graphic designer, this caused her a lot of trouble.

Now, Emma has teamed up with Cambridge inventor, Haiyan Zhang, Innovation Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge, who is attempting to design a device that will allow Emma to overcome the tremors and write again.

Emma appeared on The Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve on BBC2 on Wednesday.

The emotional programme followed the pair as they worked to complete a wearable wristband device which allowed Emma to write and draw for the first time in three years.

The device shakes and deliberately disrupts the wearer’s arm, forcing their brain to adapt and allowing them to counteract the involuntary shaking of the arm.

The invention appeared to be a success and there were emotional scenes as Emma was able to write her name for the first time in years.

Asked about the viability of the device for other patients, Haiyan said more work needed to be done to ascertain whether the device could work for other patients, but that she was “amazed” with how well it had worked for Emma.

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