After 40 years, Rick Hansen’s inspirational song more relevant than ever

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Song inspiration: Rick Hansen and his Man in Motion Tour, and St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) song is celebrating its 40th anniversary in September. Even after so long, and hearing the song almost every day while he wheeled across the world, Rick Hansen, the Man in Motion himself, says he still feels honoured when people come up to him about how the song has inspired them. He says the song was there to greet them in every new country, transcending any cultural and language barriers. But when he heard my name, he went ‘Oh, Rick Hansen! Now, the Rick Hansen Foundation and “many many others” have been able to connect across the world through new age technology and communications, finding new advancements in spinal cord research together.