Brisbane Lions Honor Two Passionate Lions Fans Who Are Advancing Potential Solutions for MND Patients

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DOCKLANDS, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Brisbane Lions today honored Philip O’Keefe, a longtime Melbourne-based Lions fan and the first person ever in the world to tweet using an implantable brain computer interface (BCI).
“Phil is an inspiration to our club, and we were incredibly excited to learn about his brave efforts in his fight against the impact of MND, as well as Tom’s efforts to make life easier for patients with MND” > > Tweet this Mr. O’Keefe, who is diagnosed with advanced motor neurone disease (MND) and has paralysis, was able to share his ‘favourite moment’ using the implant late last year when he used his thoughts to message Synchron co-founder Nick Opie stating, “Essendon can’t beat the Lions.”
Dr. Oxley, a Lions fan now living in New York, and his Synchron colleagues are working to commercialise Synchron’s technology and bring the benefits to more patients like Philip who have paralysis.
“Phil is an inspiration to our club, and we were incredibly excited to learn about his brave efforts in his fight against the impact of MND, as well as Tom’s efforts to make life easier for patients with MND,” Fagan said.