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Shel Franklin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear Claudia-- > I've been a lurker since I joined last year, but I felt that your >musings demanded a response from me. > You are now using a cane; my caregiver also uses one (polio) and >she has shown me over the years that there isn't much she can't do, in >spite of it. In fact, I think that because of her positive attitude, >she carries it with a certain panache; she'll bang it on the floor to >emphasize a point or use it as a pointer, (or beat me on the head if I >get out of line) <= >giggle> Hi Shel I make thumbsticks, because I like using one for support, and you look like a hiker when you're using it, rather than a cripple! You know the sort of thing, don't you? 4 or 5 feet tall, with a fork at the top to rest your thumb in. I sell them in a market, and give all the profits to the Parkinson's Disease Society of the UK. Mind you, more than one person has said "Thumbstick? What's a thumbstick? ... and when I explain, they will often say, "Oh, I thought those were for catching snakes! (for SNAKE OIL, of course!) -- Jeremy Browne - [log in to unmask] Hampshire, UK