I have a love/hate relationship with my leg braces. On the one hand, they help me walk and balance (not minor things) and allow me to be independent, explore the world, and have an awesome life. But, they can also be super annoying, stifling, and controlling. So controlling in fact, that I’m now completely dependent on and lost without them.
Being a full-time leg brace wearer can be inconvenient and frustrating at times…
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with shoes my entire life. Finding the best shoes to wear with AFOs has never been easy.
Long before I started wearing leg braces (AFO’s), it was a struggle finding shoes that fit my high-arch, fused-ankle, drop-foot, callous-prone feet.
I remember the day I picked up my first pair of leg braces. You can read more about my history here.
Hi Lainie, I just wanted to let you how much I appreciate your blog. When I developed significant mobility impairments as a result of cancer and found myself in an AFO my favorite pastime of scrolling through fashion blogs and Instagram turned into a huge bummer, and virtual window shopping completely lost its appeal. Enter:Trend-able.…
Lainie Ishbia and Estela Lugo led a wonderful virtual workshop, “Advocacy is For Everyone: How to Talk to Anyone About Disability” for our students and staff. Their presentation was extremely engaging, and shined light on common experiences and strategies for advocacy in the disability community and beyond. We have gotten rave reviews from attendees —…
Thank you for your website. I recently got diagnosed with CMT and got an AFO. I haven’t wanted to wear it because i couldn’t figure out how to be fashionable at the same time. I googled how to wear AfOs and found your website. It is awesome and I love all the tips and shoe…
Thank you for this and for your website!! Because of YOU I got a pair a kick ass boots that I can wear my AFOs in. Took a long time to find but your article was inspirational. I wore them and felt amazing. I know you don’t know me but I think of you and…
Thank you for providing a positive and encouraging place for my girls.
As a new CMT patient, Lainie has changed my life via her website and her Facebook posts. Just finding shoes and pants for my new AFO journey was a struggle, and you made it fun. I am so thankful to have a great holiday season. Trish Bergren Art Director, Advocate, and mom.
Lainie has literally changed my life via this website and her Facebook posts. I can finally wear fashionable shoes and feel somewhat ”normal” again. I am so grateful!
Thank you for this site. I’ve had footdrop for 27 years. Used to wear spiked heels! Always looking for a shoe with style. Looking forward to having AFO covered so I can wear sandals! Yay! Thank you!
Lainie – you go Girl!!!! Glad I found your site! I have an invisible disorder and I felt so terrible about it UNTIL perusing your site. Thank you for being so inspiring, motivational and genuine! Again, you go Girl!!!!
Hi Lainie– I discovered your page tonight as I was totally in the pits of Seasonal Self Pity. The more I read and the more I explored, the more I realized that this is exactly the community of beautiful, powerful, honest women that I’ve been looking to connect with. I’m 21 and I’ve been wearing…
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