For me the only issues I have with winter is an increase in pain, the heat makes my spasms much worse than cold. I have never lived any where other than snowy Michigan so I think coping with the ice and snow have just become normal. I just wear rubber soled tennis shoes and keep going. As long as there is atleast a thin layer of snow over any ice that may be there walking is not that hard. The only problems happen when places try to remove all the snow from parking lots, side walks etc and then it freezes. I use my cane in winter but that is just for my comfort, dont think it would actually help if I was going to fall.
--- On Sun, 6/14/09, jharpe...@aol.com <jharpe...@aol.com> wrote: From: jharpe...@aol.com <jharpe...@aol.com> Subject: [TMIC] Managing in winter To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 11:40 PM This may seem like an odd question here at the beginning of the summer, but my husband and I were talking about job situations and long-term possibilities and the like, and he made the comment that he never considered moving up North where there was a lot of snow because of my situation. It's true that when we do have snow and ice, which isn't too often here in SC, I pretty much am confined inside. I walk without a cane or walker, but my balance and footing aren't sure enough that I could walk where it is slippery. Though I love him for taking that into account, I hate that he is limited in that way. How DO some of you manage in wintry weather? Does just sprinkling rock salt on your driveway or front step help, or are there other things you do to cope, or do you just stay inside when it's slippery out? Barbara H. http://barbarah.wordpress.com/ Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips.
