What If Recovery Is The Moment I Find Myself Again

About this episode

Win Charles discusses her upcoming total hip replacement surgery, sharing her fears, hopes, and the impact of cerebral palsy on her recovery.

Send us Fan Mail The countdown is real: I’m heading into a total hip replacement on Monday, and I’m bringing you into the plan, the fear, and the hope. After months of pain and a stubborn leg pulled up by CP tone, the goal is simple but big—get this leg to drop straight and make sitting, standing, and moving a whole lot more human again. I talk through what the surgery involves, why a titanium joint could change everything, and how we’re preparing for the curveballs that come with cerebral pa...

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Host: Win Charles

Topics covered

• hip replacement
• cerebral palsy
• recovery
• health
• surgery
• pain management

Keywords

• hip replacement
• cerebral palsy
• recovery
• surgery
• pain
• health
• movement

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