[Image ID: a white aluminum cane with compass, boat, and world map illustrations in blue, pink, and purple. The cane has a flat offset handle, and the handle is made out of black foam. There is a black wrist strap hanging from a silver ring, coming from the back of the handle. The rubber tip of the cane is black as well. The background is transparent. End ID.]
Guess whose cane arrived a few days early!
It arrived on the ninth, actually, but today was the first time I had a chance to try using it (I didn’t want to hear comments from my family, so I had to wait for them to go out). It makes walking way easier. I can stand upright with less struggle and with better posture. I don’t have to lean against walls, put my weight on to nearby objects which aren’t meant to hold a person’s weight, or grip and push off of objects as I pass them by so I can keep walking/standing. I can feel a significant improvement in my balance, so I feel it is unlikely that I would fall over. I don’t feel as fatigued after walking.
I don’t dread having to walk on my worst days anymore.
‘It’s helping me a lot’ is an understatement. I should have got one for myself sooner.
-Mod Ark