Putting on Shoes

In researching for an appropriate picture to put with this post, I have discovered that the majority of people do not put their shoes on the same way I do!  I've decided that it must have to do with the size of my stomach being in the way!  Nonetheless, this is how I put on my shoes.  Decidedly unfeminine, but since I rarely wear skirts or dresses, this is the approach I have developed.  Now that I think about it, my father put his shoes on this way.  Anyway....

Taken from a random blog whose picture was posted in Google.

I was at physical therapy this week to get some needling to loosen up some of my quad muscles.  After my physical therapist finished, he picked up my shoe while I was sitting on the edge of the table with my feet dangling.  He placed the shoe in his hand, stretched the laces out, and was clearly going to put my shoe on my foot.  This is a really nice, serving type of guy, but it really was not necessary to put my shoes on for me.  It just all seemed a little weird. So I reached down, got the shoe, bent my left knee, and threw my left foot upon my right knee to put on my shoe.  That's when he said, "Most knee replacements cannot do what you just did."  Well, now it's making sense why he wanted to help me get my shoes on, but it really made me sad for others.  People, don't accept your range of motion from when you get released from physical therapy post surgery.  Keep working at it.  You can regain SO MUCH MORE.