During a Season 2 episode of "My Feet Are Killing Me" on TLC, audiences were introduced to Michele Caputo who had signed up to get her hammer toe fixed. She explained to Dr. Brad that the bony bump has caused her pain since she was 4 years old, adding, "It feels ugly."
Caputo explained that she simply wanted to be comfortable dressing up and painting her toenails without having to worry about people judging her feet.
Season 2, episode 9 is described as "A woman with twisted toes, a man with Frankenstein feet and a mother with extreme calluses all have the doctors battling major cases. Stars: Michele Caputo, Nathan Lantz, Brad Schaeffer" It aired on March 24 2021
Following Caputo's episode, TLC paid tribute to the My Feet Are Killing Me patient. Michele seems to have died around Nov 23 2020 since that is when her son, Nick, created a Go Fund Me page to pay for her cremation. As of March 2021, $3,245 has been raised in Caputo's honor.
It's not known exactly the cause of death, although some had mentioned that it might have been due to a lung issue she had suffered with since she was a child. There are other rumors that she died of cancer.
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