>Mary Ann responded to Camilla & Peter that her husband carried his >walker. My mom did, too. I think the stop & start difficulty due to PD >makes it difficult to use a walker "appropriately". The ones with wheels >always seemed too wobbly to be useful. What have other folks done for >Parkies who need support, but not a wheelchair? When I'm in a grocery or department store and I'm either "off" or "heading in that direction", I make use off the store shopping-carts. I get both balance and mobility. and I forgo the "shuffle-drag something's-definitely-wrong but I'm-not-telling" look and assume a shopper's appearance (a very bored shopper). David R. Boots 37/5 "HOW'S MY TREMOR DOING? Call 1-800-SIN-EMET"