Walking Cane Support to 100 Parkinson Patients

Walking Cane support for PD patient The cause of Parkinson’s disease is unknown; it affects the overall way you move and speak. It is a progressive brain disorder that the symptoms continue and worsen over time, there is no cure but there are medications to relief symptoms. On the startup of their medication they were able to walk do their daily activities by themselves. But though time has gone or took the medication more than five years or when they are on late stage motor symptoms becomes frequent such as postural instability and falls off while standing, freezing of gait. Also medication capacity to handle this situation on the daily bases becomes deteriorates. As a result they need care giver for each activity. To solve this problem PPSO-E provides Walking cane. The walking cane , act as a third leg that most physicians recommend. This walking cane help to be prevented from frequent failing off. This waking aid support provided for vulnerable PD patients who cannot afford to buy. After receiving, they told us their dependency and fears of failing decreased. This makes them to be confident and do walking exercise on daily basis. Let us hear from Mr. Asefa view, how a walking cane support improves his life. It has been long time since I started the medication but thorough time my medication ability to support me to stand by myself and walk becomes decreased. But now with this walking cane I can stand by myself and walk through independently. Thanks to donation which made me so happy.

Parkinson is  a movement disorder problem.   No one can prevent the manifestation of Parkinson disease or its progressive character.  The only thing a Parkinson patient can do is to fight Parkinson and keep moving.  Among others a  Parkinson disease  brings a walking and  balance problem.  Due to  these Parkinson   caused problems,  when  Parkinson  patients  tried  to move  they  falls down.  fear of falling patients  they were  forced  to sit the  whole day  or  using  different supporting stick .  Most of them use sticks of  different types.   Before the donation of appropriate walking cane, patient used   the sticks were from old broom,  piece  of iron and others . using these sticks may do more harm than good  because  it could be  long which  can give little help or very  short which  make them  bend.   Understanding the need  Parkinson patients support organization – Ethiopia, from  the GlobalGiving  money  purchased a walking  cane and provide to  Pd  patients a walking  stick. After receiving the proper  walking stick , however, patients started to go from places and move  with out fear of falling down.

Ato   Wandeiyrad is one of the beneficiary of a  walking  cane.  I had very long  stick but it did not protect me from  falling. After using  a walking stick purchased  from GlobalGiving money, however, I can go every where without fear  of fall  because the cane is  adjustable so adjusted to my height. Using my new walking cane I  develop the confidence of fighting Parkinson disease.