By Tsion Terefe | Director
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.
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