‘Locked-in’ syndrome man tweets
A locked-in syndrome patient has been captured on film tweeting for the first time.
Tony Nicklinson, who seven years ago had a major stroke that left his body completely paralysed, used special eye movement technology to access the social networking site, writing: “Hello world. I am tony nicklinson, I have locked-in syndrome and this is my first ever tweet. £tony.”
After being on the website for less than 24 hours, he had almost 2,500 followers.
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Hide AdMr Nicklinson, 57, can only communicate by using a computer that follows his eye movements.
Channel 4’s Dispatches airsa programme about Mr Nicklinson on Monday at 8pm, after he and his family, from Wiltshire, go to court to argue that a doctor should be allowed lawfully to end his life.