Espen (35), father of two children, suffered a stroke and now uses the TOPRO Step mechanical stair climbing aid

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Espen, who suffered a stroke on New Year’s Eve 2015 and was completely dependent on care, now uses the mechanical stair climbing aid TOPRO Step daily to be more independent at home. After being dependent on care for a long time, he now climbs the stairs all by himself – with the stair climbing aid TOPRO Step.

Active family father

Espen, like many other men in their thirties, is the father of two children and lived a completely normal, albeit hectic life.


On New Year’s Eve 2015, something happened that would fundamentally change the lives of Espen, his wife, and their two children. Espen and his wife spent the New Year’s Eve with a couple of friends in a holiday cabin when Espen started feeling and behaving strangely. He had to vomit.

At that moment, his wife wondered if he had possibly suffered a stroke, which turned out to be correct. He had bleeding in the brainstem. At that time, no one knew if he would even survive the night.

 

So Espen’s life changed from a very active lifestyle of regular cycling, golfing, and playing with the two children (the youngest was only 11 months old) to complete dependency on care. He suddenly could not walk, talk, or eat independently. He was entirely dependent on care and the help of his wife and caregivers.

We celebrated the first birthday of our youngest together with Espen in the hospital. We mainly did it just to have done it. Espen was completely tired and exhausted.

 — Espens Wife

His perseverance and motivation not only led to us celebrating the birthday of our youngest, but also to his successful rehabilitation.

His perseverance in celebrating our youngest’s birthday was ultimately worth its weight in gold. Because after much hard work and with a lot of help, including during his stay at the Sunnaas Hospital for Rehabilitation, he has relearned how to climb stairs and can now climb the stairs completely independently. And that requires a lot of willpower!

When Espen moved back home, he had to sleep in the living room. In the summer of 2016, the couple was certain that they had to renovate the house and move the bedroom to the ground floor.

Fortunately, they were made aware of the TOPRO Step stair climbing aid.

Fortunately, they were made aware of the TOPRO Step stair climbing aid. Before discovering the mechanical stair climbing aid TOPRO Step, Espen could not go up the stairs alone and always needed support from his wife or a companion. They often had to be together to help Espen. With the mechanical stair climbing aid TOPRO Step, he can now finally go up and down completely independently – whenever and as often as he wants. It has been 2.5 years since the stroke and now that he is no longer fully dependent on care, he can finally stay at home alone without any help, without his wife having to worry about him. With the mechanical stair climbing aid TOPRO Step, I can go up and down the stairs all by myself. Before, I had to wait for my caregiver to come. Now I do it on my own! And it is very easy to use.

With the TOPRO Step stair climbing aid, I can go all by myself. Before, I had to wait for my caregiver to come. Now I do it on my own! And it is very easy to use.

 — Espen (35)

Experience how Espen regains control of the stairs after a brain hemorrhage.

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