Oh... say it ain't so!
Two daughters of (the late) Doctor Larry Braunstein came forward to say the podiatrist diagnosed (the young) Donald Trump with bone spurs in 1968. That diagnosis was enough to get Trump a medical exemption for the Vietnam War draft.According to one story, Braunstein did it as a favor to Trump's father, Fred who was his landlord at the time.
Oh... say it ain't so!
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It is fake news that he didn't join the army and serve his country bravely.
He is a true patriot.
How is it that sarcasm just never crossed the pond successfully...
I've never once seen him massage his feet.
It can be a dull to sharp agonizing pain. What would cause a young man to have bone spurs so bad the army wouldn't take him in time of war... with only a doctor's note??
Hmmm... that makes me wonder.
I developed 'tennis elbow' in college, enough to quit the sport. In my 30's jogging on pavement brought on heel spurs and shin splints. The podiatrist cautioned against surgery and only as a last resort. He was a heavyset man who often went to the opera with his wife and wore foam innersoles with the shiny thin soled shoes as his feet ached by the end of the night. Yeah... the podiatrist had heel spurs.
Many factors like too much movement, wrong shoes, cold weather would be enough to bring on the pain.
Pain like that is ALWAYS there to haunt you.
So while you tried to play down Jim's response, the truth of the matter is someone his age to have had bone spurs bad enough as a young adult to be exempt from serving your country would be clearly evident today.
So true...