Well, it has been a long slog! I guess I'm of an age that it's fix or stop! Stopping wasn't an option, so—soldiering forward! My body started going amiss over two years ago. Arthritis was starting to create real challenges for me to work, so the wonderful medical people in Drumheller helped me to queue up for hip replacement #1 in the spring of 2025. Many evaluations, tests, and consultations later—Medicine Hat Hospital and my appointment for my left hip. Recovery was f