World · Latin America · 3 hrs ago
Yolanda Andrade says passersby kicked her cane three times
Mexican TV host Yolanda Andrade said passersby kicked her cane three times while she was walking on a street.
She said the blows nearly made her fall because she relies on the cane to support her weight.
Andrade was walking as part of a mobility exercise during rehabilitation.
She said her illness has weakened her legs and affected her speech.
Andrade announced in 2025 that she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease that affects the nerve cells controlling muscle movement.
She urged people to give space to anyone using a cane or other mobility aid.
She chose not to respond with violence and shared the incident in an Instagram live.
Yolanda Andrade said passersby kicked her cane three times while she was trying to walk, nearly causing her to fall.
The Mexican television presenter described the incident during an Instagram live.
She said her legs soon lost strength and that she relies on the cane to support her weight.
Andrade said she was walking as part of a mobility exercise and urged people to give space to anyone using a cane.
She has said her illness has weakened her mobility and affected her speech.
- Who
- Yolanda Andrade, a Mexican television presenter, said passersby kicked her cane.
- What
- The cane was kicked three times while she was walking, putting her at risk of falling.
- When
- Not stated. She recounted the incident during an Instagram live shared around the Day of the Dead.
- Where
- On a street; the specific location was not stated.
- Why
- Andrade was attempting a mobility exercise as part of rehabilitation. The reason the passersby kicked her cane was not stated.
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Andrade had returned to the program Montse & Joe.
Andrade sent a message to people commemorating their loved ones, according to Infobae.
Andrade described the incident during an Instagram live.
Infobae published its report on Andrade’s account.
- Cane
- Kicked three times
- Risk
- Andrade said she could have fallen
- Platform
- Instagram live
- Rehabilitation
- She was attempting a mobility exercise
- Diagnosis
- Infobae reported that Andrade has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and said she disclosed the diagnosis in 2025
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What people are saying
They kicked my cane three times; I could have fallen.
If you see someone with a cane, keep your distance... please, move aside; you can walk ahead, and don’t stay there kicking another person’s cane.
I went to try to walk; I don’t know how much time passed, but soon my legs had no strength.