[nabs-l] Broke my firsy cane

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Jim and all,

Remember that you can order a free cane online from the NFB:

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Free_Cane_Program.asp?SnID=955764290

Arielle

On 6/23/09, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, my first cane lasted all of two weeks. The cane got caught between a
> crack on the sidewalk and my hip, and the result was a cane bent beyond
> recognition, and then it snaped when I tried straightening it. When I got
> home,  I tried a makeshift splint and duct tape job, and the result probably
> would have been sufficient to get me home had I been forced to make such a
> repair enroute, but I wouldnt willingly go out with a cane in such a
> condition.
>
> I would not rank Ambutech's folding aluminum cane very highly.
>
> This sucks, I am out of a cane just when I was begining to feel comfortable
> with it.
>
> Jim
>
> "From compromise and things half done,
> Keep me with stern and stubborn pride,
> And when at last the fight is won,
> ... Keep me still unsatisfied." --Louis Untermeyer
>
>
>
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