CNN Erin Burnett OutFront November 27, 2013 00:58:00
I do this? how will i survive? >> reporter: at 6'4", he's been tough. he served in the u.s. military and earned his living as a welder. and when his accident took away his ability to walk, he thought the world had come to an end. >> you know, i field helpless, what can i do? >> reporter: more than a decade after the accident, a cutting edge idea called rework is giving him the use of his legs back. it's an exo skeleton to help paraplegics do what they never thought was possible, stand up and walk again. >> i'm looking at the watch and he tells me time to press. i didn't want to press that yet....