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HopeHoops

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20. My shillelagh is cedar and would make a nice weapon if necessary, however,...

Reply to trof (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 09:41 AM

Jun 2012

I usually just use a foam-handled adjustable aluminum one (with butterflies - I love butterflies) and have learned to retrieve it from the ground either by the handle or rubber foot just by using my own foot. It took some practice, but it's far easier than trying to bend down to get it. Even with the cane, getting up from the floor is a major task and not always possible.

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The physical therapists took away my walker! [View all] csziggy Jun 2012 OP

Congratulations. Canes are cool. trof Jun 2012 #1

Yeah. My favorite one has butterflies all over it. It's an aluminum adjustable. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #4

I was thinking more Irish Blackthorn. trof Jun 2012 #6

Now that would be cool! csziggy Jun 2012 #8

My shillelagh is cedar and would make a nice weapon if necessary, however,... HopeHoops Jun 2012 #20

Right now I just have a basic aluminum adjustable cane csziggy Jun 2012 #7

About 25 years ago my mom went to England and brought back a walking stick ... lovely antique ... Flaxbee Jun 2012 #2

Somewhere in the house I have a knife walking stick csziggy Jun 2012 #9

yeah, it wasn't a very good 'sword' but she got a kick out of the idea. Flaxbee Jun 2012 #17

Congrats, my dear csziggy! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #3

How is your knee doing? csziggy Jun 2012 #10

My knee is doing well, thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #12

Good to hear you're doing good csziggy Jun 2012 #13

It IS a fight...a big one. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #14

Those dicks! Iggo Jun 2012 #5

LOL! csziggy Jun 2012 #11

wow sounds like you are really doing good! Kali Jun 2012 #15

Kali, if you can't walk around without pain, it's time for a new knee csziggy Jun 2012 #21

Too bad Wisconsin couldn't do the same . . . RZM Jun 2012 #16

I wish Wisconsin had gone differently csziggy Jun 2012 #22

Following a REALLY bad motorcycle accident in 1981, I was in a full-leg cast and on crutches... MiddleFingerMom Jun 2012 #18

The right cane: It's all about making an enterance. sarge43 Jun 2012 #19

"Makes it look like I'm going fast!" csziggy Jun 2012 #23

More than few people have pointed that out. sarge43 Jun 2012 #24

Before I left the rehab hospital I made them show me how to properly use a cane csziggy Jun 2012 #25

I think it just feels natural if you're right handed to carry the cane with the right hand. sarge43 Jun 2012 #26

I'll mostly use the cane when I'm out and about csziggy Jun 2012 #30

Also gives a certain sense of physical security in a place that isn't so familiar. sarge43 Jun 2012 #31

Exactly! csziggy Jun 2012 #32

Bitchin! I have that cane. Hopefully I wont need it anymore NightWatcher Jun 2012 #27

Did it make you look like you were moving faster? sarge43 Jun 2012 #29

if you want a cool cane, check here NightWatcher Jun 2012 #28

This is great! kimi Jun 2012 #33

Congrats to you, too! csziggy Jun 2012 #34