The Georges in Peru

Yesterday, a woman came from four hours away to see me for foot pain that she's had for 5 months.  As a runner, I always like anything related to sports medicine.  While here, I did a quick exam and looked over the X-Rays I had ordered beforehand.  Then I saw her shoes.  I have never seen harder soles than the shoes she was wearing.  It was as if she had taped a hockey puck to her heel and was walking on it.  I recommended changing her shoes.  I looked at her feet and thought they looked like they were the same size as a pair of shoes that Sarah had outgrown.  I found them in the 'shoe box' and put them on.  The patient took two steps and said, "My feet don't hurt anymore!"