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Meet Gertrude,🚶♀️she’s my walker.
She will soon leave me. I am going to give her away to some who needs her.
Some day you or someone you know may use a walker!
For me, it’s a balance issue. My brain got whacked out from a stroke. This walker faze is a temporary thing. I have been hitting the treadmill, and it’s working!
Walkers are a tool to help a person while they heal.
So don’t freak out. 👍👍 It’s a good thing, RIGHT?
Below was my first walker. The hospital gave it to me.
When I had my stroke, yes, the hospital gave me this. It kind of makes sense. I mean if you break a leg, does the hospital give you crutches? Of course, they do.
I had a cute bag hanging on the old walker.
I once cleaned it out and found some cheese I had stashed and forgotten about. Luckily the bag was washable!
I finally upgraded to a walker with 4 wheels.
My first walker had 2 wheels. I named my first walker Gertrude, so now I have Gertrude #2.
Walkers are frames designed for those people (usually senior citizens and the disabled) who require additional stability and support while walking.
The basic design consists of a lightweight frame that is about waist high, approximately 12 inches (30 cm) deep, and slightly wider than the user. Walkers are also available in other sizes such as pediatric (for children) or bariatric (for obese persons).
It was over 5 years ago.🎬 This is pretty pathetic!
My front came out when a nurse was brushing my teeth. — I had been ina coma for 2…
