[Nebraska-students] vacation with cane

[Karen Anderson]

Hey Alli,

Good question, and believe me you aren't the only one who's struggled with
this.

	My advice would be to take the cane you think is going to be most
useful to you. In the end, your family aren't the ones who are going to need
to use it, or the ones who are going to get information from it. Maybe it is
a little more difficult to store, but you know how to put it in the van
properly so it's out of the way, and if you don't I know any of us on the
list who use them would be happy to explain it to you. 

	It's hard when our parents don't understand why we prefer the tools
we do. My dad still doesn't understand why I use a straight cane rather than
my folding cane. Once in a great while, when It won't matter, I will bend to
his wishes. (The example that is coming to mind is his recent wedding.) But,
those are times when I absolutely know I won't be doing much traveling at
all. And, even then, I had a straight cane in the car, just in case. You
might try explaining why you prefer the straight cane, sometimes that makes
a difference. In the end they are your parents and they want you to be happy
and safe. 

Just my two cents,

Karen

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[mailto:nebraska-students-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alli L
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 6:51 PM
To: nebraska-students at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nebraska-students] vacation with cane


Hey guys it's Alli,
I'm going on a road trip with my parents, brother and sister.  I'm going to
see my friend in New York while they go on a cruise.  My friend knows that I
am blind and is very helpful when I have trouble seeing, as is her family.
My family would like me to take my folding cane instead of a straight cane,
because it fits better in small places (ie our van), and I can fold it up
when I am with them and feel comfortable in the area I am familiar in.  I am
very unfamiliar with the town my friend lives in, and found that it would've
been nice to have a straight cane last time I was there (I believe I took
the folding cane, but didn't find much use for it, because it didn't give me
very useful information).  I know that it is safer for me to travel with a
cane, but which one should I take?  The folding so that I can just fold it
up when I am with my parents and let them help me or do I go against what my
parents and siblings want and take the straight cane?  Any ideas would be
helpful!  
Thanks in advance!

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