heavy, and unreliable.
The feet tell their own story. A swollen ankle, a burning ball of the foot, toes that don’t want to bend — those are not “little annoyances.” They are the foundation of walking getting sabotaged from below.
When the foundation shifts, the whole house starts to lean. That’s why people begin to shorten their stride without noticing, then avoid walks, then avoid errands, then avoid anything that asks too much of the joints.
Why hands reveal the damage before anyone else sees it
Hands are the loudest tattletales