On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:27:50 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote in

Current strategy is going down sideways holding the railing, but a
collapsed knee could defeat that.

How about sitting on the stairs and going down one at a time like you
see pre-walk children do? I'm serious. I had a leg injury once that
lasted a couple of months and that's what I was able to do.

Admittedly it's pretty embarrassing if you have guests over. And this
is obviously not a long term solution. Just something to get you by
(or down) until you figure out something permanent.
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