Hong Kong Mirror accident: injured dancer Mo Li takes first steps with help of exoskeleton device, father reveals
- Mo Li, 28, was able to walk the entire length of a corridor assisted by the medical device, his father says
- Father describes developments in his son’s condition over the past 29 weeks as an ‘emotional roller coaster’
A dancer critically injured by a giant falling screen during a concert by popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror last July has recently been able to take his first steps with the help of an exoskeleton device, his father has revealed.
Mo Li Kai-yin, 28, was able to walk the entire length of a corridor assisted by the medical device, his father Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam said on Saturday.
“When we saw Kai-yin take his final step after walking the entire corridor, there were tears in everyone’s eyes,” Li wrote in his weekly prayer letter.
“At that moment, the medical staff rolled out a big roast pig prepared earlier by professors [treating him], so we could all celebrate Kai-yin’s miracle-like first steps.”
Li said his son’s steps were taken with the help of an exoskeleton device, which was primarily used to help him get familiarised with his future treatment.