1.   Her right hand and leg were weakened permanently, and to walk any distance she needed a cane.

2.   He looked weak when he received Queen Elizabeth II at the Vatican on Tuesday, needing a cane for support.

3.   Hicks has needed a cane since the hip was inserted in June and, as it loosens, she feels more pain in her groin and upper thigh.

4.   When his natural knee became so arthritic he hardly could walk to his car and needed a cane, Bowman decided to have the operation.