Sunday 17 June 2012

He only tweets with his eyes.

For the past seven years Tony Nicklinson lived in a state of complete paralysis after suffering a stroke. He's in the midst of a court battle for the
right to end his own life, he's  his prefers to post-accident existence "dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable" On June 13, he did something uniquely remarkable: he made his debut on Twitter using only his eyes.


Nicklinson logged onto Twitter from his wheelchair with thw help of a computer that tracks his pupils on  Wednesday and sent a single tweet. Within 24 hours, he ended up with nearly 2,500 followers. In the days since, Nicklinson's sent a handful of new messages.

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