Six Pairs of Thick Gray Socks Saved My White House on Elm Street

the cold?” he asked.

“I keep the thermostat at sixty-eight now,” I said. “And I bought the skin cream Mr. Lee recommended.”

“Good,” he said. “The skin is our first barrier against infection.”

“I never realized how much a small thing could change,” I said.

“Most people do not think about their feet until they cannot walk,” he said.

I smiled at him, feeling continue reading …