I AM A PATIENT WITH COMPOUND PROBLEMS, FROM SLE, HEART DISEASE, RA, THYROID, AND ETC. BUT I KEEP ON GOING, MY KNEES ARE NOW DEFORMED WHERE THE WILL NOT LIE FLAT. I WALK ON MY TIP TOES. THIS PAST CHRISTMAS MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME A PAIR OF BOOTS WITH A WEDGED HILL. NOW I HAVE SUPPORT FOR MY WHOLE FEET. MY DOCTORS SAY ITS A MIRACLE I CAN STILL WALK, AND NOW I REALLY GET MOVING. I AM A SOUTHERN BELLE, AND TOUGH BUT HUMAN