One of the biggest challenges a teenager with clubfoot faces is shoes. In my experience, wearing the gorgeous heels that other girls wear is nearly impossible. For me, any heel that exceeds an inch in height stretches my feet in pain. Not just because of the deformity but also because of the way I walked. Because of my clubfoot, I would walk on my toes. In an effort to make walking easier, my doctor had me casted to start a process that would eventually allow me to walk with my heels touching the ground. Not only have my feet affected me medically, but they've also affected me socially. When I'm in a group of girls all dressed up, all of them have heels on, except me. The way a person looks in a photo does not matter, however seeing the other girls in heels and me without them makes me feel left out. When it comes to finding shoes, it is an awful experience, however, finding them for a dressy event is so much worse. Eventually, my mom found a solution. My mom participated in theater her whole life and using character shoes herself, she had an idea for me to try on character shoes. Character shoes are dance shoes that are really flexible and shape to your foot. It ended up being an amazing discovery. They molded to my feet and I stopped being worried about my shoes for events because I knew I had my character shoes that made me feel both confident and comfortable. #NoOneWalksAlone