Re: Fell on my face/Canes we don't need no stinkin canes,,lol

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> >

> > > I use my cane when I'm out because I'm so afraid

> > of falling over.

> > > Even with

> > > the carriage one day at Walmart I lost my balance

> > and knocked over a

> > > display. How embarrassing. like trying to explain

> > why I'm walking

> > > with a

> > > cane, have a brace on my left arm and a huge

> > shiner. You know

> > > people are

> > > saying, " That poor thing. Someone must be beating

> > her. "

> >

> > Oh, <deity>! I know this one! When my sister moved

> > out a number of

> > years ago, that night, I was completely exhausted. I

> > walked into the

> > bathroom, tripped on the rug, and went flying into

> > the towel rack. I

> > was lucky I didn't put my eye out, but I got a huge

> > shiner. When I

> > went to work the next day, all day, people were

> > poking their heads in

> > the door and looking at me with eyes like saucers.

> > Toward the end of

> > the day, my boss called me into her office, and said

> > " They told me I

> > had to talk to you " . She wanted to know if someone

> > had hit me.

> >

> > I'm glad that you use your cane. Balance issues are

> > difficult. But

> > it's also good that you're getting out and going to

> > the store.

> >

> > And you don't have to explain to *anyone* why you

> > use a cane!

> >

> > Z (of course, you could be like my

> > grandmother, who would

> > walk down the street at age 80 holding her cane in

> > the air to show

> > everyone that she didn't need it. ;D)

> >

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> >

> >

> > I have no idea how large my collection of canes has grown to! I

think that there are more than one in my SUV, probably need to put

one in husband's truck! But after spending Monday late

afternoon/early evening walking around a giant Cabela's (to those of

you not familiar with this male macho hunting chain, they are huge!)

for at least an hour! I wanted my cane! SUV too far across the

parking lot and windchill factor probably 10 degrees, I took the

elevator to the second floor for a reward of homemade fudge and a bit

of resting in the food court! But when we stopped at the bookstore,

I had the cane and also when we went to Olive Garden for dinner. And

one of these days when I am in really bad pain and it is a crowded

place, I might just have to make certain I have my Kentucky tobacco

drying stick cane so I can be certain everyone clears the way for me.

Now as for those bruises, were I still married to first husband, I

could pass such things off on him as he was well known to be a nasty

one while sleeping --- had to watch out for those arms flying around

while he was asleep. Fortunately, his mother told me he had always

done that (wonder how she really knew that???)

But there is nothing like a cane to make people watch out for you!

Could get nasty.