Footwear

Image Description: My point-of-view looking down at my new Reebok sneakers. Aug 2020

As my mobility progressively declined, so did my footwear. That’s what MD does—it rids you of all your shoes deemed unsafe and unwearable: sandals, high-heels, boots, and surprisingly some sneakers—leaving you with very few options that are practical AND fashionable. It’s now function over form forever, and the search for shoes I can freely move in continues to be a very difficult, ugly, and expensive process. Ordering online is a huge gamble but it’s what I have to do if #inaccessibility and travel is the barrier. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve purchased a pair, only to learn I can’t safely walk in them. Countless footwear have been thrown out, given away, and/or remain untouched in my closet. Over the last 6 years, I’ve had to wear the same pair of runners because they were the only ones I felt confident and safe enough to independently walk around in. I’m over the moon right now, I finally found a pair that meets both my needs and one that I can call pair number two.

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