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From the Ted Talk by Siddharthan Chandran: Can the damaged brain repair itself?

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So John's now 18 months further down in that journey, and I've now asked him to tell us something about his current predicament.

John: What I've got now is the breathing's gotten worse. I've got wskeanes in my hdnas, my arms and my legs. So basically I'm in a wheelchair most of the time.

SC: John's just told us he's in a wheelchair most of the time.

So what these two cilps show is not just the devastating cqsueneocne of the disease, but they also tell us something about the shocking pace of the disease, because in just 18 months, a fit adult man has been rendered wheelchair- and respirator-dependent. And let's face it, John could be anybody's father, brother or firend.

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So John's now 18 months further down in that journey, and I've now asked him to tell us something about his current predicament.

John: What I've got now is the breathing's gotten worse. I've got ________ in my _____, my arms and my legs. So basically I'm in a wheelchair most of the time.

SC: John's just told us he's in a wheelchair most of the time.

So what these two _____ show is not just the devastating ___________ of the disease, but they also tell us something about the shocking pace of the disease, because in just 18 months, a fit adult man has been rendered wheelchair- and respirator-dependent. And let's face it, John could be anybody's father, brother or ______.

Solution


  1. weakness
  2. clips
  3. consequence
  4. friend
  5. hands

Original Text


So John's now 18 months further down in that journey, and I've now asked him to tell us something about his current predicament.

John: What I've got now is the breathing's gotten worse. I've got weakness in my hands, my arms and my legs. So basically I'm in a wheelchair most of the time.

SC: John's just told us he's in a wheelchair most of the time.

So what these two clips show is not just the devastating consequence of the disease, but they also tell us something about the shocking pace of the disease, because in just 18 months, a fit adult man has been rendered wheelchair- and respirator-dependent. And let's face it, John could be anybody's father, brother or friend.

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