 |
 |
For help with stability, my friend foundd releif with a brace that was formed to fit on hiss calf. It provided much needed stability for hiim... Hoppe you cand find one annd you benefit aas well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "patandpaula" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Re: What do we have in common > diana, the same thing is happening to my mother, she doesnt have any tremors > either, but she falls backwards. does anyway have any knowledge of any kind > of a walker that would help if someone falls backwards? my mother is 74 > and she is so lucky she hasnt already broken something, it is scaring me to > death. paula > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Sellin" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 8:12 PM > Subject: Re: What do we have in common > > > > Cathy: > > Hi...I'm 48, diagnosed about 3 l/2 years ago and still have not developed > > any tremors,...which is about the only positive thing I can report. My > > balance is the pits, which I have unfortunately seen decline within the > past > > 6 months. (For example, yesterday I was standing in our driveway wth my > > walking stick in hand when all of a sudden I had that awful stumbling > > backward kind of motion, eventually crashing onthe asphalt witha huge > > goose-egg of a bump on the side of my head, another skinned, sore elbow > and a > > braised shoulder.) I do prefer the walking stick to a conventional > > cane...why? Because it somehow makes me feel less disabled > > diana. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn