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One Foot Forward

Putting in the hours in physical therapy and dreaming of Italy

Abigail Koffler
Aug 14, 2026
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Hi friends,

While this summer has been full of highs (Knicks in 5, Leah’s bach, lots of ice cream runs and beach days), there’s been a very annoying thing taking up my time and energy: the foot injury I’ve had since in April.

To recap, I fractured my fifth metatarsal on the last night of our Italy trip, tripped on a staircase at a park in Florence. After a painful trip home, I got x-rays and a boot, which I wore for five weeks, through a work trip and a bachelorette party.

After the boot came off, I thought we were in the clear. The doctor recommended physical therapy and I assumed a few sessions would fix me up. I started going twice a week at a place near my office and two months later, that’s still what’s happening.

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