my new stick

Not much too look at but this Fischer stick represents another part of the walking process.  Nice ergonomic handle, basic black, aluminium, plastic with a rubber ferrule at the bottom.  This looks like a Porsche to me.

They call them sticks here, not canes.  Canes are made of cane - sticks is the generic name.  Who knew?

As soon as possible I am heading to James Smith & Sons (est. since 1830) to buy something more beautiful but this will always be my first...

mobility aid goes back

Good bye wheelchair! He she is all packed up and ready to be picked up.  OAt Jan  appointment they said move to full weight bearing (FWB).  So byw bye wheelchair as I'll soon have a hand available to carry stuff around. Hope to be off the crutches and down to a walking stick as soon as possible.

Have hydro-physio this week and hope to convince the physio I can move to a stick.

This makes me almost as happy as taking the zimmer frame back to the hospital once I conquered the crutches!

Uncle David tests out the truck

My Uncle David has built a scaled down boat and now he's building a trailer for it.  Of course the trailer needs to be pulled by a car so here we are testing the remote controlled monster truck.  You will be pleased to know it can easily pull four pounds - so all it needs now is a gear box.  A gear box!!??

At least its sunny out on my perch above the turning basin, so I'm happy just watching.

This is the way to start the New Year - nice temperatures in the Tampa Bay Area