Myra is a 65 year-old nurse who works in a local hospital. She especially enjoys working with her patients. With the gradual onset of arthritis in her knees, the amount of time she could be on her feet and hours she could work, kept reducing due to the pain. Mayra worried that she would no longer be able to work if the pain continued to grow.
She received a knee replacement surgery from Dr. Kumar and his team. A day after surgery, Mayra met with Dr. Kumar and he was impressed with her ability to both bend her knee and lift her leg unaided. Later she was able to walk with our physical therapy team and said she felt like a model.
Mayra is ready to be back to work. She told our volunteers “I worked up until two days before I came to be screened in your clinic. Only fifteen more days and I will be able to have my staples removed and be back to my hospital, my co-workers, and my patients. Thank you all for giving me back my life!”. She not only looks forward to returning to work, but can’t wait to see her two grandchildren, and maybe someday soon, go dancing.