Mom's Left Hip

Mom's safely at home, resting from left hip replacement surgery. It leaves her unable to bend over for at least a couple of months. She's got next door neighbors, friends, family and nurses to help out, but still... it's easy to take for granted the ability to do simple acts like lifting legs to get into bed, or picking up a dropped piece of paper. The relative freedom from carefully planning a trip across the kitchen, or from going to the bathroom and feeling jarring pain the whole way, is one worth celebrating.