Dutch 'walking-bike' helps disabled people gain mobility, sit tall


Actress Selma Blair, who has battled multiple sclerosis, with an Alinker 'walking bike'. — Barbara Alink/Alinker/Handout via Reuters

WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts: Lindsey Main from Massachusetts was an active woman who enjoyed yoga, running and walking her dog, until she suffered a stroke in January 2018 and lost mobility.

While starting the long, slow process of exercise and rehabilitation she spotted actress Selma Blair announcing on Instagram she had the nervous system-damaging disease multiple sclerosis.

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