Look at her go!
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Just how did a nearly 60-year-old woman with fake hips walk 480 miles in less than a month?
A Tale of Two Hips
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Last year, at the age of 55, I learned I needed to replace both my hips with titanium…
ten things I learned while thru-hiking…
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I wrote this right after I had both hips replaced, caught covid and was unsure I’d hike again.
among the halls of malls
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Rehabilitation and training for the CDT begins on terrazzo floors, indoors.
Blissful (Bionic) Hiker
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Arthritis runs in my genes and this fall, I’ll have both of my hips replaced with artificial ones.