A mother who invented a special device to help her son walk is hoping to help other children become more mobile.
Debby Elnatan said the strain of walking her son, Rotem, who has cerebral palsy, inspired her to design a harness that could help his mobility.
"Out of my pain and desperation came the idea for the Upsee and I'm delighted to see it come to fruition," the Israeli mother said.
The Upsee, priced at $500 (€363) works somewhat on the principle of how parents often teach children to dance.
Instead of children placing their feet on top of someone's shoes, the Upsee places their feet beside the grown-ups' feet with specially designed sandals.
The children then stand facing forward and move as the grown-ups move.
In the video below, we see Maura McCrystal (also featured in the above photo with her son Jack), from Draperstown, Northern Ireland, explain how the Upsee has enabled her son Jack to play soccer for the first time with his father and brothers.
"To see Jack playing like any other 5 year old boy made me very emotional," she said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw6CPRHpvGw
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