Feet in the smoke

Honestly, I have more questions more than my understanding.
I think this reading is about the writer talks about his elder brother was almost dying and in the coma. In the end , his borther woke up . The writer spent a lot of time decribing the story before his brother met the accident about he and his brother and his think when he brothers was in coma. Inaddtion , he used a lot paper to talk about the condition like his apperance and his feeling. No one wanna to talk about that accidents after his brother was coverd. And the writer

The questions are a lot.  I dont know why the title is " Feet in the smoke"?  I found there are nothing about feet and smoke in this artical. And I am not sure is this artical related about the art? The whole story talks about his borther's accident. Why it is in the reading list? Maybe I didnt understand this story.