Comments on: Going the Distance https://livingwithscleroderma.com/going-the-distance/ Reflections on the Messy Complexity of Chronicity Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Evelyn Herwitz https://livingwithscleroderma.com/going-the-distance/#comment-724 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:26:05 +0000 http://www.livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=1346#comment-724 In reply to Pat Bizzell.

That’s quite a story. Podiatry is treated as a lesser specialty, but I actually think it’s extremely important. If you struggle to walk, you lose some of your freedom and independence. It’s that basic. Obviously those with compromised mobility learn to compensate and get around on their own, but there are many more obstacles to overcome. Including pain.

]]> By: Pat Bizzell https://livingwithscleroderma.com/going-the-distance/#comment-723 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:12:29 +0000 http://www.livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=1346#comment-723 I also have to devote a lot of attention to my feet due to my arthritis. They are taking a beating right now as I try to keep up with every event on our tour of Israel. One night they were throbbing badly enough to keep me awake. And this is with custom orthotics and carefully selected shoes, as you mention.

However. This is not the point of my post. More interesting is that I just learned the Israeli Army has an official podiatrist. It seems the ill-fitting boots the 18-year-old inductees were issued were causing them a lot of mental problems. Apparently, sore feet make you depressed–well, DUH, but so depressed that one young man killed himself and then the podiatrist’s office was created. They all get custom orthotics now.

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