Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Things you can do with a cane

I was watching the Footless Man maneuvering his way through the front door with his wheelchair and his cane.  I particularly admire the skill and dexterity with which he reaches out and hooks his cane around the door knob and shuts the door behind himself.
Over the last day or so I watched him with his cane.  He uses it for balance, to fish things out of crevasses, off higher shelves and out of the trash.  He checks depth on curbs and stairs, pokes things, moves the cat out of the way, pushes buttons, flips switches, and gets extra consideration for his slow moving self all with one useful tool.
It looks so good maybe I should have one too.

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