Ode to the mature foot....

Today is a homage to a dear client that has recently passed away, he was an outstanding man, a leader in his community, punctual, organized, hard working, beloved family man and friend to many. The type of man that doesn't leave the house without his hat, always had a well intended piece of advice, loved politics, arts and music too. He was 88. It was a pleasure and a privilege to serve him.

His passing reminded me of why I love footcare but to whom I provide it for. A large portion of my clientele is the elderly, not only do I get to provide them with an essential health service but I hear some pretty interesting stories on how it used to be back in the day. Some of them make me realize how sometimes, we have it easy, don't really appreciate what we do have and to slow down in our fast paced lives. They are the reason we are here, they have lived through what most of us couldn't endure in this day and age. I have learned so many lessons without living them because they took the time to share the lessons they have learnt.

Why do the elderly need footcare?

The ability to cut one's own toenails diminishes as we get older, the nails become thicker and harder to cut, we can't see them very well, arthritis makes it more difficult to handle a nail clipper, less flexibility and lost of eyesight is another factor. Those are the habitual things that will happen to all of us as we get older.  Breaking a hip, suffering from a stroke, Parkinson's and eye operations are some of the other conditions that could happen later on in life too.

Fact is, many of our older generations will not be talking about the condition of their feet. I've heard of many going into the hospital for other emergencies and not being able to even put some shoes on to get there. Over grown nails that make it impossible to put any type of footwear on except for slippers. Needless to say, some elderly are left to fend on their own sometimes, some have never married and some never had children to look after them.

Providing accessible footcare services with dignity and compassion to those in need is most important to me, it's gratifying to feel I make a difference in one's own quality of life through footcare.

Have you seen your parent's feet lately?

Sincerely putting my best foot forward,
Nadine @Toes2U