Thank you so much for your reply. I will definitely tell my neighbor about the physio...not sure what she has been doing, if anything. Being a former nurse, I hope she realizes what she needs to do to help her situation.
Maybe someone from the US will contact me, as you said, and then we may be able to find out more info together.
I hope your health continues to improve and hopefully one day soon you will be able to move around without the stick.