and unable to have a child. the implant has changed his life. he now has a family life he always wanted. it is beautiful. it is a lot of work, it is even less sleep than before, but it is nice. what are some of the things you can do now, particularly in the home, you could not do before? when i park my car somewhere, and another car gets too close, i cannot get in between with my wheelchair. now i can stand up, walk, get into the car and get the chair back into the car. this is david when he first had his implant in 2017. stim on means electrical stimulation on. when it is turned off, he cannot move. back on, and he is able to walk again. nerves in the spinal cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when the nerves are damaged through injury. in most cases, there is still a small signal to the legs, but it is too weak