"You Are My New Hero"

Yesterday I was helping a man with shoes at the store. He had just done a charity walk, and realized he needed new shoes. He had his daughter with him. I would say he was in his 50's. He talked about his recovery from quadruple heart surgery. I asked how his health was, and he said this is why he walks.

He asked me if I thought walking was good exercise. I told him how I started walking, then turend to running to lose 100 lbs. He looked at me wided-eyed, and told me that was amazing. We talked about the importance of nutrition and exercise. He has lost 70 lbs. I told him that was great, and to keep up the great work.

Sadly I was not able to fit him in shoes. He has wide feet like me, and we did not have his size. I gave him all the shoe information and told him he could go through another Fleet Feet in his home town, or he could go to the local New Balance store. He told me he wanted me to get credit for the sale. I said that was not an issue and not to worry.

Before he left he came over to me, shook my hand and told me I was his new hero. I smiled and thanked him, and told him he was pretty heroic for coming back from heart surgery. That guy made my day!

:-)Charlie