Hi Melody:

I am so glad that things are looking up for Alan. The foot lesion healing is so wonderful and I hope that continues to be OK.

It is wonderful that you came up with both the cotton balls and the other thingies for between his toes, that is seeming to relieve pain there. This home made remedy reminds me of Sister Kenny's method - doctors at that time condemned her moist hot pack method and were putting kids in heavy braces which were the worst thing possible for polio and made them end up with usless limbs. Sister Kenny took off their heavy braces and put on wet hot packs. She believed in "treating the symptoms". The time did come when the doctors changed their minds and approved her methods, but it was a long and painful period for her till then. But the way, my late husband was believed to be her first patient in Minneapolis in the l940s when she came to this country. He had heavy braces on both legs. Had she come along sooner he might have been able to walk without crutches. As it was, she helped him immensely.

I believe that if something works, do it! I think you have hit on something with this toe separation thing and hope that it keeps on helping Alan. Wouldn't it be something if you turned out to be the Sister Kenny of toe pain?

Shirley H.