Hello David: Thanks for your reply. Yes, I do have a cane in addition to a walking stick and even a rolling walker (which I have admittedly been avoiding using). I guess the reality I'm now facing is that the cane, stick, etc. must be with me at ALL times. Thanks, Diana ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn