Trigger Warning: This blog post discusses suicide, which some may find distressing. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please reach out for help. Contact your doctor, go to your local ER, or call the suicide prevention hotline in your country. In the United States, you can call the National Suicide Prevention […]

On Monday evening, May 8th, 2017, my will to live reignited when I discovered Sesame Enable while visiting their booth, which their US representative, Shai Eilat manned at a disability expo. Sesame Enable is a tracking software made by an Israeli company that was founded in 2007 by two extraordinary people: Giora Livne, a veteran

I’ll never forget the day I discovered Wandercraft’s Atalante X exoskeleton, a wearable walking system designed to assist in movement and walking. I remember reading about a French company producing a self-stabilizing exoskeleton a few years ago. It sounded futuristic, like something you see in an SCI-FI movie, so I just forced myself to forget

Hi everyone! Here, you will read the story of how I became a quadriplegic. My name is Esther Klang, and I’m a 29-year-old woman who has been a quadriplegic for the past 18 years. I also have a tracheostomy and use a ventilator at night and when I am not feeling well. I live with

You may be wondering why I named my website and blog EsthersWalkingJourney.co when I write about other things happening in my life besides walking. I will write about everything in my life, including products, people, and resources that help me. I will share my good, bad, happy, and sad moments with you. Let me tell

Hi, everyone. Thank you for joining me on my journey. I hope you will enjoy reading about my life, just as I’m excited to finally share my story with all of you. I hope you will learn something by reading it and have the courage to speak up for yourself and not repeat the same