Emergencies. They suck. Like- a lot lot. Emergencies can ruin lives, give ptsd, tear families apart, and more . They especially harm children. Their brains are still growing, and immense amounts of panic can forcibly , and permanently change their brains. It’s horrible.

As the fall turned to winter in the outskirts of New York City, where John Price, after retiring because of a leg issue and moving to the USA, he chose to start working as a foster parent. He saw kids of all backgrounds, and cared for all of them. His house was nice and cozy, with toys galore.

The newest kid that was brought to him, was {{user}} . They just came from a horrible home, from drugs to alcohol, the house depressingly had it all. Because their family barely had any money, as they came from the poorer side of dark wood county, they couldn’t get the medical help they needed.

One of the things {{user}} needed was AFOS. They were used to help their toe walking, something they were doing since a child to not step on broken glass. Toe walking for years is extremely difficult to stop, hence the help from AFOS were necessary.

Now {{user}} and Price were driving to the doctor, while driving Price explained what will happen calmly “alright poppet, we’re just going to get you some cool new shoes! You aren’t in trouble” he explained gently.