Tripled

Last September I was happy just to be walking. Without pain, without a walker and without a cane.

I bought some shoes that accommodated my orthotics and cushioned my foot and I had to wear them whenever my feet were on the floor. In the middle of the night, until I stepped into the shower and sat in the shower chair, if I was on my feet, I was in my shoes.

I had one pair of shoes!

About ten days ago I bought a pair of dress shoes for a wedding that is coming up. The idea of wearing tennis shoes with a good dress is awful. I had to go to a special shoe store and they ordered the shoes to fit my feet.

I have been trying to wear them a little every night in order to be sure I can wear them at the wedding, but tonight I had pretty much decided I'd have to go order a different pair until I noticed there was another layer of inner sole that could be removed. Now there is very little padding, but I think I have a pair of dress shoes!

And the icing on the cake was that the shoe clerk showed me how to take the insole from my Naot Sandals and replace it with my orthotics.

I have tripled the number of shoes I had!