[nabs-l] canes and increasing sensation of blindness

[Jewel S.]

I use my cane for support sometimes, but I learned today that my cane
is badly bent at the bottom because of this...my doctor asked me why
my cane was bent, and I told him "Umm...because if I lose my balance
and don't have my support cane, I lean on my long cane." I was so
embarrassed to admit that I do that, because I know I'm not supposed
to, and for exactly that reason. This cane is only 3 months old, and
I've already bent it up! Well, I've told myself I'm going to stop
doing that, that I'm going to use my support cane...now if I could
just get that folding support cane so it'd not be so cumbersome!

On 5/3/10, Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I move faster with my cane then with my dog strangely enough. My cane
> sometimes give me support if my leg should decide to have a bad day. Gatsby
> still thinks mommy is hurt, or maybe she knows something I don't. Lol. dogs
> are smart things.
>
> Take care.
>
> S
> On May 3, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Hope Paulos wrote:
>
>> Hi there. It's perfectly fine, in my opinion, to use your cane when going
>> sighted guide.  As far as the second question, I've never experienced
>> this. I dislike using the cane, because I don't move as fast with a cane
>> than I do with my guide dog. More people also talk to me when I'm with my
>> dog than they do when I'm using a cane.  If you have any questions about
>> any of this, please feel free to email me off-list at
>> hope.paulos at maine.edu
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Hope and Beignet
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 2:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and increasing sensation of blindness
>>
>>
>>> I use the cane when I'm gign sighted guide that way I can keep myself
>>> safe. I have no comments on the second questin though as I have not had
>>> those experiences though.
>>>
>>> Tc
>>>
>>> S
>>> On May 2, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi guys: I'm curious as to is it fine to use a cane while going sighted
>>>> guide with someone? for instance suppose the person whom I'm going with
>>>> has
>>>> never done sighted guide with a blind person, thus doesn't know to alert
>>>> us
>>>> of steps and the like. So I was thinking that if this technique is fine
>>>> to
>>>> use it can serve two purposes:
>>>> 1.-Be able to go along sighted guide but at the same time being able to
>>>> oneself find and sort obstacles the sighted person might not have the
>>>> mind
>>>> to let us know.
>>>> 2.-Be able to start mapping in our minds the route following, thus make
>>>> it
>>>> easier to get to know the route by ourselves.
>>>> Also I've got another subject on my mind, thus sending in the same
>>>> email: Is
>>>> it normal that when using a cane I have conflict in using it? though I
>>>> know
>>>> the cane is how we get around by ourselves thanks to a bad experience
>>>> while
>>>> studying for a diploma in Humanistic Therapy some years ago in that when
>>>> I
>>>> wanted to use the cane again after some years of having it dusting, I
>>>> held
>>>> it in my hand but wasn't able to use it at ease because memories of the
>>>> experience came flooding back. fortunately I've been able to work them
>>>> out
>>>> but am curious as to know if this has happened to you guys? It's a
>>>> conflict
>>>> because for one I'm aware that the cane makes us unique as blind people
>>>> and
>>>> lets us move around by ourselves but also because here in Mexico the
>>>> blind
>>>> aren't viewed as equals in some respects, thus when using the cane gives
>>>> me
>>>> the feeling that lets blindness show even more, making the sighted
>>>> people
>>>> feel ill at ease; speaking from experience in another country when I
>>>> know in
>>>> the US you guys don't have to cope with these things because of how
>>>> advanced
>>>> you guys are in the work you've done all these years. some day I hope to
>>>> be
>>>> able to be like you guys and really live by your standards, thus hoping
>>>> these questions bring on a good discussion from which more than one
>>>> might
>>>> learn something new and enrich the topic of appreciating our roots
>>>> brought
>>>> on recently.
>>>> Gerardo
>>>>
>>>>
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