Re: Thanks so much to everyone

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Hi Joana,

Preferring to walk barefooted doesn't sound strange to me.  It's what we do in

my family!  Shoes have always been a problem for us.  The flat ground,

ironically, is the best support, so we walk around barefooted or in socks.

When I do have to wear shoes outside the house, I usually end up with recovery

time in bed afterward, so I use a scooter whenever I can.

Over the last few years, one of my ankles has become very weak.  Standing, even

barefooted, was causing me a lot of pain, especially at night.  Someone here

suggested a Mueller brace, which I purchased and it really helps. 

Example:

http://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Adjustable-Ankle-Support-Black/dp/B000MTF1BW

I wear it under my socks!  Or with shoes, when I must.  You may want to try

something like this before going to an AFO.

 

From: jponsara <jponsara@...>

Subject: Thanks so much to everyone

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 11:29 PM

 

Daar friends,

I would like to thank you all.

I am here in Brasil and not always have acess on my computer.

Thank you all for the lovely messages and support.

Here is holiday time. summer months but soon I will starts to do my anual check

ups and hopefuly see a neurologyst too.

I am fighting and keeping more peaceful.

Sooner I will be back ;-)

Have all a lovely day.

Joana

Ps: I really don´t understand much about AFO.

I find sometimes harder to have a heavy or elasticated socks.

Anything that holds my feet I find dificult walking.

I have a shoes made in fabric and a rubber soles but still looking

for a diferent type of shoes too.

I never could walk on trainers, flat shoes is very strange to me

but now seems that everything is changing again.

I can not lift my heels and been find harder to walk with the leather shoes with

a small heels.

I had so many pairs of beautiful leather shoes and can not walk with them ;-((

I have been walk at home with bare foot and I love the freedom but everytime I

put a shoes to go out I got a state of panic hehe...

I need to change this habit !!!!

Well, I must to go now. time to sleep.

Thanks everyone.