Thank you so much for the prayers...what is it you are wondering about his shoes?
Adding my sincere prayers for your son. Sending prayers up for a good outcome and much peace to you both.
Sending you a pm as well.
I imagine Salvation is concerned if there are microbes/poison ivy/ etc. inside the shoes that putting the same shoes on will just keep aggravating things.
So another thought is make sure he changes socks often, and they get washed often, and not put into the hamper with other clothes. If it is poison ivy oils that can stay on things for a long time and keeps spreading.