Mr Richard Freeman 2020-12-26 Person 5 5 0

I have suffered my whole life with my disability Hereditary motor sensory neuropathy, its quite rare, I had surgery when I was 11. Then by 18 I needed insoles, by 25 I need splints (AFO's) which caused extreme pain. Things got worse after I had my daughter (due to an injury while pregnant). So at 32 I went to see a surgeon he left and another came and he left, then came the angel that is Mr Freeman, he is calm, kind and knows his stuff. I came through the first surgery with 15 tiny incisions, it wasn't till I saw my x ray that I knew much work he had done in the 8 hours I was out. I did end back up in a and e but that was due to extreme swelling which i was warned about, Mr freeman came and saw me on the ward the next day to reassure me. Due to COVID it was over a year before i had my other leg done, again he was amazing explained everything and even had refined his technique (for the better foot) and i woke up from surgery with maybe 10 incisions the biggest was like 2 cm long. This man Richard Freeman has changed my life! I haven't been able to stand on any surface bare foot since I was 11, I can now! I haven't walked as far as I can now ( still not much to some) since I was a small child. I have had to have something in my shoes since I was 18. And if I found a pair of shoes it was an all day visit to multiple shoe shops in hopes I could find one pair. I went to town after my last appointment when he said he was happy with everything and once the swelling went down ( last one was only 3 months ago) I could ditch the boots. I walked yes walked into the shop and walked out 15 mins later with a pair of rocker sole trainers! I cannot explain to you how much joy this gave me, the freedom, the normality! I am tearful writing this, the man is a wonder and even though he can't cure me he has changed my life for the better forever. I will always be grateful and think of him as an angel. Thank you Richard Freeman, I was unable to express myself at the last appointment but thank you a million times thank you!!!!