![]() ![]() ![]() Warm Back Up Only When You Can Do It Properly Exposure to extreme cold can cause blood flow to drop to dangerously low levels, blocking sufficient oxygen from getting to the tissue, causing cell death and pain. The thing is, on that jaw-droppingly cold day in late December, it was that bad-and the seasonal climate is only getting worse, what with the bomb cyclone sweeping the East Coast through the weekend. “I think you have a mild case of frostbite,” she said, before running upstairs to grab me a pair of Ugg boots from her closet. It was then when Marissa spotted my shoes in the corner of the room: years-old white leather Converse, my go-to winter footwear of choice. ![]() After a series of questions-What type of socks are you wearing, perhaps you’re allergic? Have you been to the gym lately, could it be athlete’s foot?-I grabbed my toes in horror, and noticed they were still cold after my hot shower. I had no idea the uncomfortable (dare I write itchy) sensation was caused by exposure to extreme cold until my cousin Marissa, a pediatrician living in Philadelphia, examined me on her white tiled bathroom floor. I do not know when the red-and-white discoloration along my nude manicured toes appeared and I can’t pinpoint the moment I began to feel a tingling around the top of my feet. Hi, my name is Kate Branch and I have frostbite. ![]()
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