[Nebraska-students] vacation with cane

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Alli,
I agree with Karen, but also, why not take both canes-carry your
straight cane, and pack your folding in your bag? There might be some
days during your trip (like when you are riding in the van most of the
day) when the folding cane would be more convenient, so you'll have
that option, but you'll also be able to use your straight cane when
you need the superior feedback from it.
Arielle

On 6/10/11, Karen Anderson <kea.anderson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
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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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Arielle Silverman
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