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16 Days Later, Paralyzed Woman Finishes Marathon -- Thanks To Bionic Suit and TONS of Willpower

Reported by LimeLife on Wednesday, 9 May 2012 (on May 9, 2012)
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16 Days Later, Paralyzed Woman Finishes Marathon -- Thanks To Bionic Suit and TONS of WillpowerAmazing Woman + Willpower + Bionic Suit = Marathon Finish There's willpower, and then there's willpower. Claire Lomas, paralyzed from the chest down,  thoroughly exercised the latter when she crossed the finish line of the London Marathon, 16 days after the grueling 26.2-mile trek began.

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