Venous insufficiency. Swelling of the ankles and feet is often an early symptom of venous insufficiency, a condition in which blood inadequately moves up the veins from the legs and feet back to the heart. Normally, the veins keep blood flowing in the correct direction with the help of one-way valves.
Studs Terkel. Louis Studs Terkel (May 16, 1912 â October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
Interesting thoughtâinteresting date. Studs Terkel wrote a book about World War II, in which he called it âThe Good War,â a sentiment often felt, most probably because the enemies of World War IIâNazi Germany and militarist Japanâwere of such evil character that anything necessary to defeat them was deemed good.