...TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD... On 1st March 2004, an email arrived at Control Bionics™ in Washington DC, and began: "Please advise re communication system ..." It was from the mother of a young man named Bryce, whom she described as  "ventilator dependent who cant talk and is blind" - it was signed Lynda Hampton. Lynda was emailing from her family home in Invercargill, on the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand - closer to Antarctica than the southern tip of Africa is. [please click on map] Peter answered Lynda's email from Washington, promising to do all he could to arrange an assessment, planning to travelling to New Zealand at his own expense to conduct it.  Bryce's diagnosis for an encephalomyopathy was initially inconclusive, but his symptoms were clear: he could neither swallow nor speak, however he was highly intelligent and alert with a fine sense of humour.  He communicated with family and friends by clicking with his cheek as they cycled through the alphabet to spell words. While Peter was arranging to make the journey from Washington DC to Invercargill, Bryce passed away, in April, 2004.  His family and friends held a moving service for him and together, delivered a memorable tribute on Friday 16th April 2004, called "The Life and Times of Bryce Hampton". Bryce led a rich life surrounded by his remarkable family.  His mother's request for an assessment in Invercargill led to NeuroSwitch being demonstrated at the 2004 Assistive Technology Association of New Zealand three-city conference in July, organized by Jim Palmer, and where Judy Waterhouse and Carleen Cordes first saw the technology and decided to use it. Bryce Hampton left a lifetime of memories with his family and friends, and initiated the introduction of NeuroSwitch™ technology that is already being used as a communication, control and assessment system on both North and South Islands, New Zealand.  Every time someone uses NeuroSwitch™ in New Zealand, we have Bryce and his indomitable Mum, Lynda, and their family to thank for the first introduction.