I think when you have an invisible illness younger than retirement age, it's a matter of pride to want to struggle along without the markers of old age. A walker has come to wrongly signify old age, when what it really should signify is that you have an impairment but it is perfectly okay.
When my pain was escalating and I was still in the limbo of trying to get the referral to my rheumatologist squared away, I bought myself this walker. I had a knee injury many years prior, and had become very familiar with using a cane. Now it was pain on both sides of my body making it increasingly difficult to walk. I just needed some of the weight off without having to balanced my weight fully on hands or shoulders like with crutches.
This one, unlike standard walkers, has three wheels. It's lighter than most all-wheel models and folds up really flat for transport.
Even though I don't use it all of the time, it has become a go-to item for my parents too. It is the travel walker. The walker used when you know you could use a little support and need it to not take up space. It even has that little storage area that you can put purses, tablets, bottled drinks, etc. into so you don't have to try to carry them.
I feel that there comes a time when you just have to let go of your pride and just do it. I actually felt better, more balanced, and was actually able to get around much more freely using it. And even when I'm not using it, it is a comfort knowing I have it again if the pain gets too bad.
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