The Missing Shoes

Have you ever heard of the phenomenon of the missing shoe? When you are driving around town or on the highway you may see a shoe lying in the road. But there is only one shoe, the mate is nowhere to be found. Some cultural pundits have suggested many reasons for this but the mystery remains.

We have the same mystery in W's apartment. While she is in Rehab we are getting ready for her return. I noticed that the old pair of boots do not seem to be anywhere. These boots piss me off because we went to a lot of effort to get W a nice pair of safe, well fitting boots that she approved of. Now she isn't wearing them because "they are too heavy" (we made sure they were light!) so she is wearing these cast offs from who knows where. She has the habit of ensuring nothing ends up in the garbage and we continually catch her wearing sneakers too big for her feet. Very dangerous when using a walker!

Anyhow, not only can I not find the newer boots that she refuses to wear, I can't find her donated ones. Nor can I find the matching shoe to two of her pairs of sneakers. Now these sneakers were chosen by her sister who is an expert in shoes (having been a purchaser years ago) and they were very safe! Part of the mystery might be solved as W may have been admitted to hospital with only one shoe on. Another thing to add to our list before she gets discharged is to figure out if she has any shoes!