Back to your question about apparatus. One thing I have that helps me every night is my blanket lifter. I adapted it to accommodate my big feet. Most of the time it hurts to have a sheet or blanket touching my feet. It's kind of a pain to make the bed, and doesn't look great, but my feet thank me. It comes apart easily for trips, but I don't always think about packing it in the trunk.

In airports there are escalators and speed walking conveyors. Sometimes I take the elevator, but I often opt to take the stairs for a little exercise. My service dog likes elevators, and is really good on the stairs. I was surprised by how quickly she learned to go up and down at my speed.

I hope that the time for a cane or walker or wheelchair is still in the distance. But we're prepared. From thrift stores we've accumulated canes, crutches, walkers and toilet seat raisers. I was at a Lowe's store in Fresno several years ago and found a markdown table of commercial grade grab bars at a 90% discount. My brother is a retired plumber in Fresno, and he was totally amazed at the bargain. I have only used one of them so far, next to the bathtub. I'm thinking it might be wise to put one in my shower. Grab bars are great next to a door where there's a step. Showering is easier since I put in a hand held shower head.

We have a folding step in the pickup because the running board is high. I attached a string to it, to pull it up into the pickup.

A memory foam shower pad is so nice to step out of the shower onto it. Costco has good ones. And I keep flip flops in the shower, both to cushion my feet and to avoid slipping.

The apparatus that I'm using right now is my tablet, and it has warned me that the battery is low. But as a neuropathy aid, it's much easier to write messages with a stylus instead of the tiny letters on my phone. I need to learn how to send messages with my voice.

Enough rambling for tonight.

Jim