Paralysed groom walks down the aisle thanks to high-tech kit

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Wed, 22 Oct, 2014 - 13:29

Shaun Cronin

Matt Ficarra had one massive goal in mind after getting engaged to his girlfriend Jordan Basile last December - he was going to walk down the aisle with his new bride.

Ficarra, from Baldwinsville in New York state, has been partially paralysed after a boating accident in 2011 left him with a broken neck.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Baldwinsville Place: New York Place: Allentown, Pennsylvania Place: Jamaica Person: Matt Ficarra Person: Jordan Basile Person: Ficarra Person: Matt Person: Frank Person: Jordan Organisation: Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Organisation: Ekso

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