Dear Louis,
Your local community action group may be able to help you with a
wheelchair of course you must qualify.
Crutches are usually hard on the armpits after a while. Try Canadian
Crutches. Those are the kind that clamp to your arm like the gal on ER. They
work pretty well and offer good control.
Also a service dog may help steady you when you walk particularly up and
down stairs and doubles as a loyal friend. You can train your own dog to do
this but it needs to be calm and well house broken to go out in public. It
also should have a strong back and tall enough so with the addition of a
support harness you dont have to lean over so you can maintain balance
better. This is what I usually use. Rob
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From: "Lou Steinberg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:25 PM
Subject: financial planner; walking aid
> To introduce myself: I was diagnosed with PD about 10 years ago. (I
> am 51). I have been lurking for a while, but this is my first post here.
>
> I am seeking advice on two questions:
>
> 1) Can anyone recommend a financial planner with experience on issues
that
> come up with PD patients (or other similarly progressive diseases) in the
> central New Jersey area?
>
> 2) I can walk just fine most of the day but first thing in the morning
and for
> occasional other periods of the day I find it quite hard to walk, so I am
> looking for some mobility aid. I have tried crutches (left over from
> a sprained ankle my son had) and they help some, but using them is still a
> pretty big effort. I am thinking of renting and trying a wheel chair, but
> am also considering a walker of some kind. Does anyone have any advice
> on what to get?
>
> Thank you for any help.
>
> Louis Steinberg
>
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