Comments on: You can live with chronic illness and still love those shoes http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/26/lyou-can-live-with-chronic-illness-and-still-love-those-shoes/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:28:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rosalind http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/26/lyou-can-live-with-chronic-illness-and-still-love-those-shoes/#comment-3427 Rosalind Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:24:09 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=379#comment-3427 Oh - for what we once were -- and for what we dreamed about. Feet are critical to our health -- too bad we ignore them. I checked out Rhymes with Migraine - great stuff there. Oh - for what we once were — and for what we dreamed about. Feet are critical to our health — too bad we ignore them.

I checked out Rhymes with Migraine - great stuff there.

]]> By: MaxJerz http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/26/lyou-can-live-with-chronic-illness-and-still-love-those-shoes/#comment-3360 MaxJerz Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:10:17 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=379#comment-3360 Rosalind, great post! I too am a former ballet dancer with flat feet. I took ballet for 12 years (until I was 16) and four of those were spent en pointe. My feet just couldn't take it. It's strange to me that my chronic illness (chronic migraines) so severely affect things like my choice of footwear. I love wearing heels to work, but I just don't have the energy for it anymore. So now I'm a dedicated wearer of cute ballet flats. You're right that they don't provide much (any) support, but they give me so much more energy than when I wore heels. I love your blog, and I'll be adding it to the blogroll over at Rhymes With Migraine. I also have your book on my list to read, especially after many recommendations from fellow bloggers. Be well, MJ http://rhymeswithmigraine.blogspot.com Rosalind, great post! I too am a former ballet dancer with flat feet. I took ballet for 12 years (until I was 16) and four of those were spent en pointe. My feet just couldn’t take it.

It’s strange to me that my chronic illness (chronic migraines) so severely affect things like my choice of footwear. I love wearing heels to work, but I just don’t have the energy for it anymore. So now I’m a dedicated wearer of cute ballet flats. You’re right that they don’t provide much (any) support, but they give me so much more energy than when I wore heels.

I love your blog, and I’ll be adding it to the blogroll over at Rhymes With Migraine. I also have your book on my list to read, especially after many recommendations from fellow bloggers.

Be well,
MJ
http://rhymeswithmigraine.blogspot.com

]]> By: Rosalind Joffe http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/26/lyou-can-live-with-chronic-illness-and-still-love-those-shoes/#comment-3250 Rosalind Joffe Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:16:06 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=379#comment-3250 Kristen - what a cool site you have! I"ll be commenting. Here's my tip for your site: BeautiFeel - they're from Israel and they're beautiful and they're expensive -- but so worth just one pair! Of course you can add my blog -- please do! Kristen - what a cool site you have! I”ll be commenting. Here’s my tip for your site: BeautiFeel - they’re from Israel and they’re beautiful and they’re expensive — but so worth just one pair! Of course you can add my blog — please do!

]]> By: BarkingDogShoes.com http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/26/lyou-can-live-with-chronic-illness-and-still-love-those-shoes/#comment-3237 BarkingDogShoes.com Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:14:58 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=379#comment-3237 Oh, I'm so glad i found this site. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in my late 20s and was told by my rheumatologist to wear New Balance shoes...all the time. Well find and dandy for when I want to take a walk, but to my job...to church? Now I'm 39 and love shoes more than ever, but my feet have surely changed over the years. Hammertoes, bunions, swelling from the RA--you name it. I decided to start a blog about comfortable yet stylish shoes for women about a year ago and it's really starting to take off! So many shoe manufacturers are getting the message that women need fashionable shoes that won't hurt their feet. I'll be adding your site to my blogroll, if that's ok! Kirsten Oh, I’m so glad i found this site. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in my late 20s and was told by my rheumatologist to wear New Balance shoes…all the time. Well find and dandy for when I want to take a walk, but to my job…to church? Now I’m 39 and love shoes more than ever, but my feet have surely changed over the years. Hammertoes, bunions, swelling from the RA–you name it. I decided to start a blog about comfortable yet stylish shoes for women about a year ago and it’s really starting to take off! So many shoe manufacturers are getting the message that women need fashionable shoes that won’t hurt their feet.

I’ll be adding your site to my blogroll, if that’s ok!
Kirsten

]]> By: Karen http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/26/lyou-can-live-with-chronic-illness-and-still-love-those-shoes/#comment-3171 Karen Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:34:22 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=379#comment-3171 Hello Rosoland, I'm reading this, also loving shoes, I get to "the kind my 80 year old mom wears." My mom is just under 80, close enough to call her 80 (we just don't like to mention numbers) and my DAUGHTER (25) wears her shoes. She's lucky enough to have the same size foot. My mom has totally walked around (shall we say) the 80 year lady shoe style. But it's really the pits when we already have to adjust your lifestyle around our medical problems and then have to adjust our fashion choices as well. How much can we take?!!! Hello Rosoland,

I’m reading this, also loving shoes, I get to “the kind my 80 year old mom wears.” My mom is just under 80, close enough to call her 80 (we just don’t like to mention numbers) and my DAUGHTER (25) wears her shoes. She’s lucky enough to have the same size foot. My mom has totally walked around (shall we say) the 80 year lady shoe style.

But it’s really the pits when we already have to adjust your lifestyle around our medical problems and then have to adjust our fashion choices as well. How much can we take?!!!

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