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[quote=Anonymous]A walker may make her dependent earlier, OP. She needs to use her muscles and try to balance by herself for as long as she can. And a walker wouldn't help down the stairs, would it? My MIL pushed back walker use as far as she could, until her Parkinson's advanced so much she was not able to balance by herself. We didn't push her to use one, knowing it would only accelerate her decline. She fell several times, with and without it, and broke her hip once. Old age is difficult. Pick your battles. Addressing the stair safety issue would seem like a priority.[/quote]
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