I don’t remember the last time that I was able to see my
toes. They are just too far away from my eyes. Of course, this isn’t something
that I think about very often. However, a little while back I was clipping my
toe nails and managed to slice the one nail off centre. It hurt and I suppose
that I’m lucky I didn’t do serious damage to the toe itself.
My efforts at giving myself a pedicure have recently been
hampered by an injury to my knee. Not only am I unable to see my toes, but the
knee injury prevented me from actually reaching down to my feet. Oh, the trials
and tribulations! At my last appointment, I mentioned this frustration to my
doctor.
One obvious solution was to pay $60 or whatever is the
current cost of a beauty pedicure, but I have resisted this expense. I didn’t
need the buffing and polishing of a beauty treatment. I just needed clipped
nails. Fortunately, my doctor had another solution. Apparently, in special
circumstances foot care is covered by the Alberta Health Care system. My vision challenges and recent mobility
issues met those guidelines and I qualified for this service.
I have now had my second appointment with Erika. She is
great – competent and friendly. Not only that, the procedure only takes ten or
fifteen minutes. I can’t believe that I let my frustration go on for so long
when the solution was there in the health care system all along. Although I still
can’t see my ten toes they are now getting the foot care they need.
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