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Dear Joy, Our brother-in-law from Skokie,Illinois brought Aliza a U-Step Walker this past thursday. Its quite deluxe,compared with the simple,light folding walker Aliza has been using. She is still not comfortable with it. I have the following comments: 1.Aliza is not strong enough to open and close the brake lock. 2.We have carpeting in our bedroom,but the adjacent bathroom has a tile floor. There is a metal strip at the interface between the carpet and the tile floor which is difficult for Aliza to push the walker over.With the simple walker,she just lifts the walker up and over. 3.The U-Step walker is portable but significantly heavier than the simple walker. Last night,we went to an outdoor wedding.I took the simple walker since when Aliza and I are walking together,it is easier and faster for me to hold her right hand with my left arm and I can hold the simple walker with my right hand.Once we were there,the U-Step would have been easier.There were two surfaces;grass and brick.Walking on the grass was very difficult for her.The U-Step would have been feasible to use on both surfaces.The simple walker was not useful for her on the grass.She kept saying that her feet were stuck on the grass and had alot of trouble maintaining her balance even when held. 4.The basket on the U-Step is very useful.The seat is less useful because to use it,she would have to turn around by 180 degrees.,which is not easy for her to do. 5.The U-Step moves very easily without having to lift it,whereas at each step,the simple walker has to be lifted.So she canm move faster with trhe U-Step. 6.I like the inset wheels on the U-Step since I'm always stubbing my toes on the protruding wheels of the simple walker.My feet seem to have a magnetic attraction for these wheels. Thanks for recommending it. Warm regards to you and Bob. Gil,CG for Aliza PS Congragulations on your stting up a job for a Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist. It is really needed for every PD neurologist.We switched yesterday to a PD neurologist who has such a nurse.She coordinates the various specialties needed to help PWPs,operates a support group that meets regularly,and is available for PWP/CG consultation..