[nagdu] First cane walk!

[Mark J. Cadigan]

My personal preference of cane is the ambutec 5 part aluminum folding cane 
with a rolling marshmallow tip.  I find that it does a good job with not 
getting itself stuck in cracks in the sidewalk. The downside of such a cane 
is it gives you less feedback than the NFB variety.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gail" <deerskin at oct.net>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:14 PM
Subject: [nagdu] First cane walk!


> Hello all!
>
> I did it- sort of! Just went out with my long cane for the first time, for 
> a
> walk up to the corner and back. I was wearing my Cocoon sunglasses, but 
> they
> are just good sunglasses, not blocking like sleepshades. And I have to say 
> I
> felt a lot safer, reaching out ahead of me like that, rather than creeping
> along with both crutches, using the left to check out things as I have had
> to do. The only thing I didnt like was that the cane has a flat metal tip
> that scrapes, rattles and catches on everything, even the small line dents
> they put on side walks for each square of concrete. So I would have 
> several
> free steps then *BONK*, dead stop on one of those nothing cracks! Of 
> course
> it showed me well the important cracks, dead bushes sticking out-took me a
> few moments to figure out what had caught and tangled it, never had that
> kind of thing stop me on a walk before with my dogs!- but once untangled, 
> I
> was trundling merrily along again. Went up to the corner, and was trying 
> to
> figure out what would show me I was AT the corner. It has a curb cut, and 
> is
> straight in line with the line of travel, so I have to think of how to 
> know
> its there, with other corners in town.
>
> But that was SO cool- instead of creeping, I was able to walk much faster
> than I have been in a couple years!
> Have a question- should I change to a rollerball tip? Does it give as much
> information, without catching on things like normal sidewalk lines? And 
> what
> size would fit the free canes that the NFB gives out? I've found good 
> prices
> on tips on Amazon, but dont know what size to choose.
>
> Gail
>
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