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Who needs a foot doctor?

 

I spoke to my grandmother last night just to catch up. She mentioned she had been to the foot doctor. I asked her if she went often. The answer was that she has been going regularly since she first came to Los Angeles. She pointed out that she always took great pride in her feet.
 
I remember that my other grandmother used to go to the podiatrist on a regular basis as well.  Hmmm, I'm almost 45 and have never seen a foot doctor. Does one go to get a foot check up? When I pointed out that I had never been, my grandmother she seemed to imply that normal people went to the foot doctor.
 
I mentioned that I went to the dermatologist this week and that he sliced off two unseen moles off my back. She told me that she had never been to a dermatologist. I replied that I went at least once every two years and that they always found something curious. She told me that's the reason she won't go.
 
Who am I to argue with the medical practices of a healthy 99 year old? Maybe the secret to living a long and healthy life is all about the feet.
 

 

July 11, 2007

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