Did you know that the average person walks at least 10,000 steps each day? According to the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society, this amounts to over three million steps a year. April is National Foot Health Awareness Month, a time when we encourage you to learn about caring for a part of the body you use more than we know: your feet.

One day I woke up and my knee felt bone to bone. I couldn’t walk.

After two years of unsuccessful doctor visits and physical therapy, I found Hillcrest South. Finally, I had someone willing to help me and figure out the cause of the problem.

My therapist, surgeon and medical team all wanted me to get well, and my therapist went out of his way to help in any way he could. That’s hard to find.

Even without his tall stature, endoscopy technician Clay Gay would still stand out. “I like to laugh, make fun of myself – anything to make you feel comfortable,” he admits of his outgoing personality which he says is a perfect fit at Hillcrest South. “When patients come to the hospital, they’re nervous. I like to make them laugh. It calms them down and makes them feel at home.”