[nagdu] out and about

[Tracy Carcione]

Hooray!!!  Ain't it great to be free?!

Aren't dogs amazing?  It didn't take Ben long to figure out that he had to
slow down for a big crack in the sidewalk or his clumsy mistress would
trip over it.  We have a lot of sidewalks where tree roots have lifted
parts of the walk up.  Now, Ben slows down for them and I don't trip, and
any sighted friend walking with me often does.
Tracy

> Today was the first day since I broke my foot that I've been able to
> leave my home without human assistance!  Yea! I put Monty in his
> mobility harness and headed out the front door.  We made it to the
> corner and back without any problems. This is about a block and a half
> of total actual walking distance.  I've been working on building up the
> distance I can walk without the crutches.  Up until now, though, I've
> always had a family member along just in case I would fall or go too far
> and not be able to make it back.
>
> For now I'm using the mobility harness because the fixed in place handle
> helps me a lot to feel more secure on my feet. I can follow his
> movements well enough using this harness at the speed I am moving.  Also
> if I bobble a bit this harness along with Monty's ability to brace keeps
> me from falling.   He's doing great at stopping for every change in the
> walking surface.  This was not something that I needed before.  For
> example Monty will now stop when we get to the alley where we change
> from cement to dirt.  Before I never bothered with teaching him to stop
> at this sort of change because I just kept on walking with no
> difficulty.  Now I need to know we are at the alley because the dirt is
> slightly uneven, but enough that I could misstep.
>
> Anyway I'm super excited!  Being able to walk this far with Monty means
> that I will be able to take a cab or have a driver  drop me off at the
> curb and I'll be able to get into the building on my own.  Well as soon
> as I figure out how to manage those big heavy doors.  Or I need to teach
> Monty to find the automatic door opener buttons or something.
>
> Julie
>
>
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