(Gossip-Grind News) Paraplegic Rapper Kafani Hopes To Walk Again With ReWalk Robotics:
Amir Ashad’s promising career as a rap artist was derailed a year ago when he was shot 5 times during a video shoot in East Oakland, Ca. The rapper, better known by his stage name Kafani, was left paralyzed from the chest down and confined to a wheelchair after surviving the shooting.
Kafani is the first paraplegic in the Bay Area to have a personal ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton. The new device has given him hope that he will one day walk again.
A device attached to his legs is what gives him the hope of soon regaining mobility. It’s called ReWalk Robotics, which helps paraplegics like Kafani stand up and walk.
The FDA recently approved it for in-home use, the first of its kind. And Kafani is the first in the Bay Area to use it. Problem is, the device and training costs $85,000 and is not covered by insurance.
“Almost unobtainable, unless you’re very, very wealthy. And so what we’re trying to do is make it accessible,” said Naomi Davidson of the Trax Foundation. The group has partnered with Kafani to start a crowdfunding campaign, so he can take the device home.
It’s more than just physical. The device also gives him a psychological boost. “I feel more confident, more amped up to be able to stand up and talk to you guys,” Kafani said. (CBS San Francisco)
To raise money, Rashad is using Trax Foundation, a nonprofit crowd funding platform created to help people who need medical robotic machines. To donate, go to www.traxfoundation.org and click on the Kafani link.
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