Tom is not much of a complainer. I sometimes wonder just how much pain he is in. He does tell me ever so often that his legs hurt but doesn't really say much more than that. He used to fall quite a bit like Lou said, but he purchased a powerchair in January and that has helped alot. Only fallen twice since then, all of them in the house. He uses his chair all the time when he goes outside. Those falls outside were the worst, never knowing when they would happen. He started staying home more before he got the chair, now he goes everywhere. He has just begun to use his walker alot around the house, mostly uses his cane though. I was given some good advice earlier about the falling, make sure your husband is paying attention to what he doing while he is walking, not talking while he is walking just focus on the walk itself has helped him.

I was dx with IBM in 96 and believe it actually

dates back to about 89-90.

I have the consolation of being pain-free. I used

to fall on the average of once every 10 days, but learned

to avoid this greatly.------First of all, I avoid

falls the off-balance fall by always looking down as I walk

and watching where I walk, and thereby always contolling

my balance. I have had only one fall of this nature

due to carelessness in the past six months.

Earlier, I also was subjected to both of my knees

giving out at the same time with resultant bad falls

on my back and to my head.

These falls usually followed my carrying a box

or similar where it required my both hands. We, my wife

and I ascertained rightly or not, that this could create

a downward pressure on my knees with the resulting fall.

For over eight months now I have refrained from carrying

anything in this manner------and I have not suffered any fall of this nature since - Lou