Denial is not a river in Africa.
I went to the podiatrist who advised that my left foot hurt because I have a bunion. My foot does not often hurt when I walk on it unless the shoes are ill fitting (i.e. one old pair of winter boots which I've now retired). Occasionally, yes, but mostly my foot pain wakes me up at night. She said I should get an orthotic. They got in touch with my insurance and advised that it would cost me $500. I've decided to be happily in denial. I dashed about today in my cute little black booties and my foot did not hurt at all but last night it woke me up to make its presence known. It was a painful little SOB, too, and when I got out of bed and walked on it, it stopped, just as it always does. How does a bunion make the arch of your foot hurt when you're not walking on it? The bunion doesn't hurt, the arch hurts, and I am sleeping, not sleepwalking. A few years ago I had horribly painful corns. You ever had a corn? Those motherf...