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Robin Francis Cavendish, MBE (12 March 1930 – 8 August 1994), was a British advocate for people with disability, medical aid developer, and one of the longest-lived responauts in Britain. Born in Middleton, Derbyshire, Cavendish was affected by polio at the age of 28.
Robin Cavendish was born on 12 March 1930 in Derbyshire, England, UK. Robin was married to Diana Blacker. Robin died on 8 August 1994 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Oct 27, 2017 · Breathe: Directed by Andy Serkis. With Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Ed Speleers, Tom Hollander. The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease.
Jun 4, 2021 · In December 1958, on a vacation with his wife in Kenya, a 28-year-old British tea broker named Robin Cavendish became suddenly ill. Neither he nor his wife Diana knew it at the time, but Robin's illness would change the course of medical history forever.
The film tells the true story of Jonathan’s father, Robin Cavendish, who, in the 1950s, was stricken with polio at age 28 but went on to live a rich life of adventure and advocacy despite being paralyzed and requiring a respirator.
Robin Francis Cavendish is a British advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, a developer of medical devices to improve the mobility of bedridden patients and one of...
Jun 16, 2019 · A blue plaque has been put up at the home of disability rights advocate Robin Cavendish MBE to honour his achievements. Mr Cavendish was 28 when he was paralysed from the neck down after being...
In England Robin Cavendish became one of the first paralysed polio victims to defy expectations and leave the hospital, with the help of a special wheelchair that helped him breathe.
Dec 22, 2017 · In England Robin Cavendish became one of the first paralysed polio victims to defy expectations and leave the hospital, with the help of a special wheelchair that helped him breathe.
Oct 6, 2017 · Robin Cavendish was 28 and in the early days of launching his own tea-broking business in Africa when, in December 1958, he was diagnosed with Polio. Paralysed from the neck down and transferred to a hospital in England on a respirator, Cavendish told his 25 year-old wife, Diana, that she was to ‘turn off the machine’ and start again with ...
