[BlindTlk] Using a walker?

[Jude DaShiell]

Tripod canes are on the market and maybe one of them resembled a walker.


On Fri, 11 Feb 2022, Justin Williams via BlindTlk wrote:
hurrycane.com is another vendor and both upwalker.com and hurrycane.com
advertise on TV which is how I know about them.  One of the things a
physical therapist will assess is how long the balance issues are likely
to remain.  If it's for the duration of life, a sled and wheelchair will
be prescribed since the balance issue could otherwise cause too many
falls.  I know a lady in our program while in Atlantic City  who was
trying to use a walker to get up a handicapped ramp and she fell on the
ramp.  A little mitigation over steps but not much and she had people with
her when the fall happened.  If a person hasn't got staff with them, canes
and walkers are not likely to be prescribed.

> I didn't pay much attention, I just remember passing by an individual
> with a cane, and a walker, or something that helped them walk.
>
> Maybe it was something slightly different than a walker.
> I've personally used a crutch in one hand, and a cane in the other with my
> foot was damaged.
>
> Justin
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy Jones
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 9:06 PM
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> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Using a walker?
>
> Please give a little more detail if you can.
>
> I have not seen nor found a one-handed walker.
>
> Do you know how these folks actually did what they did?
>
> Judy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Justin Williams
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 4:56 PM
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> Cc: Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Using a walker?
>
> I have actually seen folks use a one handed walker, or crutch or some such
> with a cane in the othe rhand.
>
> I've used a one handed crutch with a cane in the other hand.
> The walker in two hands can sort of double as a cane.
>
> The average walker I've seen does take two hands.
>
> Justin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude
> DaShiell via BlindTlk
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 7:45 PM
> To: sonshines59 via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Using a walker?
>
> I've used walkers in the past.  Usually using a white cane with them is
> impractical since humans don't come with three hands.  What may work better
> for someone with balance issues is a flying suit that has enough helium
> inside it to get to neutral buoyancy.  I don't know if this can help, but
> upwalker.com has walkers that are supposed to have a different design and
> since I've never used one of these I don't know if a hand is freed up to use
> a white cane.  For people with balance issues and I have a few myself
> walkers and crutches are considered unsafe and those people get a sled or
> wheelchair for their own safety.
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2022, sonshines59 via BlindTlk wrote:
>
> > Hi, All,
> >
> >   I'm asking for assistance for a friend of mine who is looking for a
> foldable, lightweight walker she can use, at the same time using her white
> cane, if possible. She has developed balance problems, has brittle bones and
> concerned about falling.
> >
> > She would like something that is portable and lightweight. Balance is
> > her
> only issue.
> >
> > Is anyone out there using a wabbker with a white cane who can give
> > advise
> for me to pass on?
> >
> > Thanks, as always.
> >
> >
> > judy
> > "Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings."
> > Sent From The HIMS U2 Mini
> >
> >
> >
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