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[Chris Nusbaum]

Good choice for a folding cane--enjoy.

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Szostak,
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Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 2:29 PM
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Hi All,
  I just received my new cane (it is a folding ambutek (sorry I think I am
misspelling it but have no motivation to go look up its spelling at the
moment:)) and  just took it for a short spin. I love the longer length as I
am finding  it is giving me more confidence when walking around outside as I
am a fast walker and keep worrying that I will not find obsticles until too
late. I have been using a cane that I was given about 10 or so years ago for
practice  that was probably about 3-5 inches shorter than my new one and I
found I was more apprehensive when walking with it. I love the feel of this
new one as the length seems just about right for me and it feels really
solid and firm when in use. I got one that was 52 inchs which comes right
to my lower lip. I also got the rolling marshmellow tip as I  find myself
feeling more confident when the cane has more surface contact than it does
wwhen tapping.

  Thanks to everyone for the help and tips for choosing a cane it really
helped as there is just too much out there for someone relatively new to
this.

  I am about 98% certain that I will switch to the cane when I retire my
current guide and if I do so,  I am just about as certain that I will retire
him this summer and make the change. 

  One thing that I am planning to do  this semester, is to start using the
cane to some degree while having my dog right with me so that I can get my
students and colleagues used to seeing me with it so that the change is not
extreme for anyone as I want my students to maintain their focus on me
rather than on   changes in mobility devices:).
Happy Tuesday,
Chris
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