Drop Foot (Foot Drop)

Your foot no longer lifts. When you walk, the tip of your foot drags along the ground; you stumble over edges you never even noticed before. The foot hangs downward, as if it has stopped participating in what is happening. Medically, drop foot — also known as foot drop or peroneal palsy — is a weakening or paralysis of the muscles that lift the foot toward the shin. A nerve is no longer functioning properly, and suddenly the simplest thing no longer works: taking the next step.

That is a precise image. Not only medically, but as a mirror. Your body is showing you that you can no longer continue down the path you have been walking. Not because you lack the strength — but because the direction is no longer right. Drop foot is not a stumbling block. It is a stop sign.