Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Day 42 - Cane Heaven

Good news! I went out and bought a cane today. Its black, aluminium, light, and adjustable. And it has a foam grip. I was hestitant to use it at first, but I quickly got the hang of it. You hold it in the hand opposite of your injured leg and move it at the same time as your injured leg, putting your weight on the cane. No more lugging around my old-fart walker. After six weeks of hearing the clacking and squeaking of the walker, it is pleasure to walk around quietly. I seem to be able to walk faster too. Just one little problem. I didn't ask my doctor if it was ok to start using a cane. Then again, I still only putting 25% weight on my injured leg as my doctor recommended when I use it so I think it is ok. I'm in cane heaven. I'm gonna add some orange flames to it to make it look fast.

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