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Aaron Bazan, 15, moves forward with the help of a robotic “exoskeleton” walker at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
EDINBURG — Aaron Bazan beamed as he took several steps forward Thursday morning.
As a high school football player, Bazan used to move a lot faster but, following an injury during a game last month, the steps he took that morning with the help of an exoskeleton device at DHR Health were a big accomplishment.
Physical therapist Debbie Garza checks the eyes of Aaron Bazan at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Aaron Bazan, 15, moves forward with the help of a robotic “exoskeleton” walker at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Aaron Bazan, 15, listens to his mother Dania Reyes talk about him in his hospital room at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Aaron Bazan, 15, sits after completing his rehabilitation session at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Aaron Bazan and his rehabilitation therapist Debbie Garza share a light moment at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Physical therapist Debbie Garza places Aaron Bazan, 15, into a wheel chair after finishing his rehabilitation session at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Aaron Bazan, 15, moves forward with the help of a robotic “exoskeleton” walker at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Aaron Bazan receives a fist bump at his bed side at DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
