I'm so glad I got on this site today because you all are making me feel so much better.

I'm also in my 40's and also use a cane. I don't use it in the house because I can use the walls and furniture to steady myself. I've only been to a store twice in the last seven months and I just used my husband's arm on the way in and then the cart. I was too embarrassed to bring the cane. All this time I was thinking I was some odd case that had poor balance and walked slow. I wonder sometimes if my neighbors and others think I'm a drunk because I'm wobbly.