Shoe Tongue Hook

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Oliver, who lives with FOP in the UK, and his dad created this shoe tongue hook to help him pull up the tongues of his trainers/shoes so they wouldn’t feel lumpy.

He says, ” I needed a tool to help me pull my tongue out of my trainers. I had found these clip-on shoe hooks which were great, but then I needed assistance with the last step of pulling the awkward tongue out. It was this small thing that meant I always needed help to leave the house. I explained the problem to my dad, so he helped me make this simple hook. Now I can fully do my own shoes, and it doesn’t matter if no one else is in the house. It’s made a big difference to my independence. It now means I don’t have to ask someone to put my shoes on for me. This was an issue, as sometimes I don’t leave the house at the same time as everyone else. I used to have to put my shoes on before they left the house. Now I can just get up and go. It’s also been a real help when I have gone away on residential trips with my college and without my family to assist. I have been able to ask for less support from my friends.”