Entrepreneurs / Small Business  December 16, 2022

Spur-of-the-moment decision results in Louisville startup

LOUISVILLE — He had a choice while driving over a bridge in Yemen where he was studying Arabic.

Either hit a truck head-on or go off the bridge.

He chose the latter, suffered a spinal injury, permanently lost use of his legs and entered a period of severe nerve-damage pain that changed everything.

That was 1992. Richard Hanbury, a native of the United Kingdom who since 2016 has called Louisville home, beat the odds. He was given a five-year life expectancy. He set about trying to figure out how to get relief from his pain and developed a technology that gave him…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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