I started using a cane last year due to limited mobility and instability in my ankles. I spent a long time agonizing over "do I really need this" and then started using the cane and suddenly I could walk anywhere at a decent pace instead of shuffling around taking baby steps. I don't love that my ankles are not acting properly and will likely need surgery, but I am *so* glad for the cane these days and the freedom it's given me. I hadn't realized how limited my mobility had gotten until suddenly those limits were eased.
Freedom is a glorious thing to have, in whatever form it comes.
I started using a cane last year due to limited mobility and instability in my ankles. I spent a long time agonizing over "do I really need this" and then started using the cane and suddenly I could walk anywhere at a decent pace instead of shuffling around taking baby steps. I don't love that my ankles are not acting properly and will likely need surgery, but I am *so* glad for the cane these days and the freedom it's given me. I hadn't realized how limited my mobility had gotten until suddenly those limits were eased.
Freedom is a glorious thing to have, in whatever form it comes.