Medical Mysteries

"Omar": MISS KATE! I lost my orthotics [a sole insert for bad feet] and my feet hurt!

Me: I bet they do! I have a friend who wears those and when she doesn't, or they get worn down, her back gets all out of alignment and her muscles really hurt and--

Omar: --and I get pinkeye sometimes.

Me: Bahaha. No. You do not get pinkeye from not wearing your orthotics.

Omar: [resignedly and matter-of-factly] Yes, Ms. Kate, it's just one of those things.