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A simple but genius suggestion if you are at risk for falling
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jan 3 3:34pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
@christina3444 @smiles1951
It's a wonderful concept to not use a mobility device until we need to. That said, I know that having the little bit of security of a help-aid was really a positive for me. As it became clearer that my knee wouldn't be getting better, and that the neuropathy in the other leg meant I wasn't sure where my foot was, my mind was better equipped to handle most situations.
Exercises for balance and endurance, watching how/where we are moving, are all important. We are each different, but the same in that we don't want to fall or lose our balance! Believe me, there's no shame in using a cane, or hiking stick, walker or wheelchair if that allows us to live our lives as best we can. A positive is I get to help educate young people how to move around someone who uses a mobility aid.
Ginger
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@gingerw This is not meant for you, but all readers concerned with keeping mobile and not falling. "Stepping On" has been offered by our Community Ed for many years. I was only in my 50's but took it so I could help an older sibling who lived four hours from us. The class was once a week for two hours for six weeks 30 minutes from our home. A time commitment, but well worth it. Rule 1 of the class was when we had an open discussion, "What you shared in the class, stayed in the class."