A special camera helps a nine-year-old boy suffering from brain tumor to restore his memory.
Jacob Tudor from Bolton in the United Kingdom, was detected with brain tumor after he suffered a stroke in 2009.
The inoperable brain tumor and stroke paralysed and partially blinded the boy. His condition improved after undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. But it badly affected his memory.
Tudor's parents found a solution for the memory problems by providing him with "SenseCam," equipment which helps the young boy remember the events in his life.
The camera priced $466 (£300), is worn around the neck with a wide-angle lens to photograph everything the wearer sees, every 30 seconds. It can be adjusted to take pictures in response to changes in movement, temperature or lighting. The entire events happening in a day can be captured and downloaded onto a computer and allows a patient to restore their memory.
Tudor takes about 2,000 pictures a day with the camera, which he received as a donation from Westhoughton Rotary Club. The camera has helped Tudor end his struggle with his memory problems.
"Some days Jacob can do things and the next he can't. He will be doing sums one day, then he can't another day," Tudor's mother, Louise told the Sun. "It can be frustrating when he has learned things. He is very good with names and remembers things that were exciting or funny. He remembers what the SenseCam is. He keeps turning it to face himself to get on the pictures.
"We are extremely lucky. We have met so many other people who haven't been so fortunate."
