Dilemmas and Dire Disorders

Steve Bates, over at the Yellow Something Something, formerly, before Obama came in, the Yellow Doggerel Democrat, is in dire medical trouble. Apparently mostly because of diabetes, his right foot has gotten into such bad shape that he can barely manage to get from one room to another without a walker, and he has just gotten a diagnosis from an orthopedist who says that at some point, maybe quickly, he should allow his foot to be amputated. But he might be able to go to a hospital that specializes in treating diabetes wounds, and where the doctor who interviewed him for admittance, though not an orthopedist, had quite a different and much sunnier view of his condition, or at least of the wound. So things still look to be drastically up in the air.

In the midst of such a serious business, I am wondering about an especially crucial element in all this, and that is what Bates' redoubtable lady has to say.. Though it's not something that men like to acknowledge or even notice, women usually have a better idea about the best ways to go than do men. That's why women don't get into nearly as much trouble,. But so far nothing has been reported about Stella's thoughts on the matter.