Cecily walks that way too, much of the time. If she is in good condition then she walks almost normally.This was true even before her stroke Bob Anibal ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Davis <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 3:34 PM Subject: my Mom's new gait > Dear Folks, > I have been noticing the past couple of weeks that my Mom has been walking > by stubbing around on her toes. Sometimes her heels never touch the ground. > Is this something that happens with under medication? She hurt her back > about a month ago and sort of put herself to bed for a week or so. She had > been napping more and more through the day for about 6 weeks before that. > We saw her neuro and have made some medication changes and are making an > effort to have her up more during the day. I had not noticed this gait > before last week. Has anyone had or heard of a similar problem? Thanks for > any answers. > Susan cocg Elizabeth(Mom) 80/19 >