Darryn August is a South Africa modern day hero who is learning to walk again, and has his sights set on the Paralympics.
: We'd like to think that if we witness a life-or-death situation, we would all jump to assist. The reality, of course, is that the vast majority of people stand around and stare, hoping that someone else will come along. For some the urge to help is sporadic, for others, like real-life superhero Darryn August, the drive to assist has run strongly through his veins from childhood.
Excerpt from News24.com "Left with a disability after trying to stop a train robbery, Darryn August, a man who never backs down from a challenge, now has his sights set on emerging victorious on a different platform - the Paralympic Games. Following a bleak prognosis after being hit with a crowbar, stabbed in the head and breaking his spine, the 28-year-old's determination to recover and walk again no longer seems futile as he now manages to get around on crutches for short periods...".
When smartCRUTCH heard Darryn had his sights set on walking with crutches, a pair of smartCRUTCH were quickly sent his way. We wish him well and look forward to seeing his progress.
Here is Darryn with his new blue smartCRUTCH.
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These crutches are definitely easier on the hands and armpits. The graphics are okay, but the company name/logo covers half of the whole graphic on each side of each crutch. That's a bit much, IMHO. Since the graphics are vinyl prefab stickers, that issue was remedied with a wide black perm. marker. I've had these for 2 weeks, and other than a slight metal on metal sound when the spring is compressed, they've worked well. I would recommend them.
This is my first set of forearm crutches and I do love the entire special fit parts of them. There were a couple small hiccups that just edge out giving the 5/5, but I do not regret buying these.
1st thing I had a small issue with- the adjustment **** for the length of the forearm are really hard to adjust and I ended up hurting my thumb the first time trying to adjust them. The **** for the angle adjustment are SO easy to use that I was surprised that these would be so much more difficult.
The 2nd issue I encountered was trying to get the cushion + adhesive to get properly into place on the arm cuffs. Two have already fallen off due to the difficulties I had getting them in the proper alignment and the adhesive just not wanting to stick. I’m sure this was user error, but it still lead to overall difficulty getting started.
All of this to say, I don’t regret for one moment purchasing these and I have already used them in a variety of situations, and I am so happy to have these as an additional option for my own mobility.
Bought a set of smart crutches because I had my left foot operated on and I'm still dealing with a right rotator cuff injury and the regular standard style crutchesjust would not work. These help take a lot of the weight off of my rotator cuff and place it more on my lower forearm and hands. Great product.
Very cute colors and work well, simple out of box setup in 2 seconds.
Sturdy and beautiful. I bought it because the one I got is not foldable but this one doesn't fold enough to fit in my large suitcase. So minus one star.