Luke Louden, 32, hopes a new spinal therapy will enable him to walk his daughters down the aisle.
Luke Louden on the ZeroG Gait and Balance System, pictured with physiotherapist Claire Lincoln
"The doctors didn't say there was no chance of walking but they said there was a slim chance, " he said. Mr Louden's wife Anna and children Anna, eight, Chloe, six, Mary, four, and three-year-old Isaac have been his inspiration throughout his ordeal."I don't know how I would have managed without her. I've had some really dark times, but now I can look forward with real hope.
But the ZeroG Gait and Balance System, which NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said is the first of its kind in Scotland, has proved to be transformative. "I'd love to keep improving but to be honest, if I couldn't achieve any more I'd be happy the way I am. Just to be able to stand, even if it's with a frame, is amazing."
"We are still learning the full potential of the system, but because of the support and added safety it gives patients, already it's allowed us to try therapies earlier than would have been possible before."Dr Mariel Purcell, consultant in spinal injuries, said that since he started his career 30 years ago more patients now had the potential to get back on their feet.
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