Originally Posted by MelodyL

Just wanted to update on Alan.

We just came back from Beth Israel Hospital. We can't believe it but he was approved by his insurance for custom molded shoes.

I thought they would put his feet in some gel like substance or whatever. Boy was I mistaken.

It's amazing how they cast the feet. When they took the cast off, there were Alan's feet, perfectly preserved, up on the counter. We looked in amazement. The guy said 'now they will do a plaster mold and soon he'll have his new shoes, and they will be made JUST for him. They will allow for the foot ulcer, his tailor bunions, EVERYTHING. He had to remove the cast with a saw. Holy Cow!!

Very interesting day. (and if you want to have a good laugh, go to Social Chat and see what happened to me in NYC when I went shopping for the first time at Wholesale Foods. That was SOME experience.

Here in Brooklyn, we just go to checkouts and pay. Not in that store. What an experience.