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Robin Francis Cavendish, MBE (12 March 1930 – 8 August 1994), was a British advocate for people with disability, medical aid developer, and one of the longest-lived responauts [a] in Britain. Born in Middleton, Derbyshire , Cavendish was affected by polio at the age of 28.
Breathe is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Andy Serkis in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by William Nicholson.It is based on the true story of Robin Cavendish, who became paralysed from the neck down by polio at the age of 28.
Hall was also a hot-air-balloon pilot and owner of Cameron O-84 Flaming Pearl G-AYAJ 1970–1990. He was a member of the Air Squadron. [3]In 1962, Hall co-developed, with his friend Robin Cavendish, a wheelchair with a built-in respirator that allowed Cavendish, who was paralyzed from the neck down from polio and required a medical respirator to breathe, to leave the confinement of his bed.
Synopsis: The film showed how drastically Cavendish's life changed when he developed polio and was paralyzed from the neck down at 28 years old. "Breathe" received mixed reviews.
Jonathan Stewart Cavendish was born 4 February 1959, [citation needed] the son of Robin Cavendish and Diana Blacker Cavendish, who became advocates for the disabled following Robin's paralysis by polio in December 1958. [1] [2] Cavendish studied history at Oxford University. [3]
It's hard to think that there was a time when Robin Roberts wasn't a news anchor on Good Morning America. Well, it turns out she had a very different job back in the day, and it's one fans ...
She caught polio, aged thirteen, and was confined to bed for months. The illness left her fingers crippled and her spine curved. [77] Marc Shell: born 1947: Currently Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Harvard University, Shell's books in disability studies include works about paralysis and stuttering ...
Robin Guthrie is in what appears to be his kitchen, a Welsh dresser against the light-blue wall behind him, and a rustic-style table with a collection of odds to his right. His cozy, modest home ...