AS a patient, Fernando Ricksen talk via computer with family

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AS a patient, Fernando Ricksen talk via computer with family

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Published:
10 september 2018 10:20
10-09-18 10:20

Last update:
10 september 2018 10:28
10-09-18 10:28

Former footballer Fernando Ricksen can now use a computer with his family to talk to. The 42-year-old Ricksen gets lost his voice due to the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (als).

Ricksen can communicate by using his eyes to make a selection of previously formulated sentences and loose phrases on a special computer screen.

According to the former professional footballer of among others, AZ and the Scottish Glasgow Rangers has the new technology, his life has completely changed.