Paul Poses For Foot Powder

What to give a homeless person for Thanksgiving? How about foot powder?

People who live on the street walk everywhere. Foot ache, foot pain, and foot disease affect their mobility and well-being. They wear leather boots with thick soles. To create warmth, they layer socks, one-two-three. The stacking causes pressure that can cut off circulation. Some already have medical conditions that promote gangrene and who knows what else. Heat protects against freezing, but it also causes a moisture buildup, which can promote a wide variety of foot diseases, the least of which come from toe nails that don’t get cut, infections from splitting and bad odors.  Jump’s homeless clients regularly ask for foot powder. So, after volunteering at JUMP Monday morning, I bought a few containers to distribute.

Paul gladly accepted a can. He has grace and charm. Someone, either a cop or a social worker of some sort, professional or otherwise, said that family had called, inquiring about his well being. We talked about what he should do. He has a phone number. To call or not to call, that is the question.

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