# Update: Mr. Shoe is getting better! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110 "2013-03-05T19:28:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/1 "2013-03-05T19:28:29Z")
As he’s not in the hospital I didn’t want to resurrect[this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=661847), but I figured it might be time for an update. _Bottom line_: My husband is doing sooooo much better. He can aaaaaallllllllllmost stand up on his own now, so if he needs something on the high shelf above the dryer, for example, he can hitch himself up using the dryer to hold up his weight and reach what he needs. My medical leave switched from paid to unpaid so … I’m back at work now. I have to be, since it turns out that becoming catastrophically ill is rather spendy. :rolleyes: Thankfully he started getting noticeably more independent around the time that transition happened. (Coincidence?) His parents are taking him to his physical/occupational therapy appointments … and there’s another marker of clear, measurable progress. They drive an Element, which, while nice and roomy, is built high enough that the first couple of times he had to get into their car it was an enormous struggle for him. So much so that it very nearly ruined his first time coming home for a few hours’ visit – we really weren’t sure if he could physically make it into the vehicle. The first time his mom came to pick him up after I started going back to work? It was an early morning appntmnt so I was still home, and he just HOPPED into their car like it was no big thang! He can even hoist himself into a full standing position using the “oh shit!” bar above the door and stand there next to the car for a few seconds. The first time he slept in our bed instead of on the couch – same thing. We’re, ah, [del]ghetto[/del] poor, so our bed is a mattress directly on the floor, which puts it at a very low elevation. The first couple of times he tried to get back into his wheelchair from the low mattress were a huge struggle for both of us – I pulled something in my back several times hauling his ass back up into the chair. But each time it was just a little bit easier, he needed less and less help from me, and now? If I’m snoring and he can’t sleep he can transfer up to his chair and roll out to the couch & TV without me even waking up. So there ya go, in case you were wondering. (Insert usual “not really mundane or pointless” disclaimer here.) Life is still much more difficult and frustrating for him, and the nerve pain in his legs is ever-present, but … he’s still here, universe. You aren’t taking him away from me yet! ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/2 "2013-03-05T19:34:47Z")
That is awesome news! Congrats to both of you and I’m so glad that things are looking better! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/3 "2013-03-05T20:13:53Z")
WOO HOO for Mr. Shoe!!! Fantastic news! ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/4 "2013-03-05T20:42:42Z")
My dog is looking at me funny because I am happy dancing all over the living room! YAY!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/5 "2013-03-06T01:26:30Z")
Excellent news PH! I’ve been following your saga, and am damned glad to hear it. I believe the correct internet term is: “Woot!” (if incorrect, will someone please replace with the appropriate cheer) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/6 "2013-03-06T01:36:05Z")
Yay! ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/7 "2013-03-06T01:49:27Z")
glad to hear it - I have been waiting for this thread! 😃 > [@](#): > > it turns out that becoming catastrophically ill is rather spendy. it shouldn’t be - this is _the_ **stupidest thing about the USA** - hope you two are fundamentally OK. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/8 "2013-03-06T01:52:45Z")
That’s fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/9 "2013-03-06T02:12:27Z")
Yay for The Shoes! Did you tell him you called him schmoopsie yet? ::d&r:: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/10 "2013-03-06T02:23:57Z")
Great news! Thanks for the update. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/11 "2013-03-06T02:30:48Z")
Yay Shoes! It takes time, but there are leaps and bounds of progress! I was noticing my friend at the office…he’s still using a walker, but he is SO much faster than he had been! And he occasionally can use a cane instead. So happy for you, and for TOS! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/12 "2013-03-06T02:36:07Z")
I couldn’t be happier. StG ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/13 "2013-03-06T05:18:32Z")
Wonderful news! I’m glad to hear this part is less dramatic than what was happening this summer - slow and steady, right? Hurray! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/14 "2013-03-06T05:38:19Z")
So so so happy to hear this. Keep on keepin’ on, Mr. Shoe! ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/15 "2013-03-06T13:10:59Z")
Fabulous progress! ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/16 "2013-03-06T15:06:56Z")
Yea! Glad to hear things are getting better. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/17 "2013-03-06T15:13:35Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > So there ya go, in case you were wondering. (Insert usual “not really mundane or pointless” disclaimer here.) Life is still much more difficult and frustrating for him, and the nerve pain in his legs is ever-present, but … he’s still here, universe. You aren’t taking him away from me yet! I was actually just wondering about him the other day, no kidding. Glad to hear the shoe is on the other foot. No, wait. Glad to hear that the shoe fits and you’re wearing it. No. 😛 Glad to hear your update! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/18 "2013-03-06T16:24:49Z")
Thanks, y’all. I mentioned that I started this thread to him once I got home, pulled it up - and he was all :eek: at the hit count within just a couple of hours, at how many people poked their heads in to see what was up. It means a great deal to him (not that he’d ever admit it) that all these random anonymous strangers care about him - by proxy, really, since none of you would have ever known his story if I hadn’t wandered by this board years ago and signed up. Anyway: thank you for all the good wishes, and I’m happy to finally be able to share some good news for a damn change. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/19 "2013-03-07T04:29:16Z")
Check your pay pal account. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110/20 "2013-03-07T05:47:14Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > I was actually just wondering about him the other day, no kidding. Glad to hear the shoe is on the other foot. No, wait. Glad to hear that the shoe fits and you’re wearing it. No. 😛 > > Glad to hear your update! The Shoe’s foot is in the other shoe? 😛 Very glad to see this update, and thank you for making it a new thread; the old one was sometimes scary to peek into, just in case, ya know? 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110.md?page=2)