Yesterday, was the 7 week anniversary of my left hip replacement.....My 'mile'stone, was the fact I went out yesterday and WALKED A SOLID MILE, FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 10 YEARS!!!....it's been a long hard road for me, since 2011:A nasty divorce, and being told at the same time if I did not have back surgery ASAP, I will be in a wheelchair, SOON, because of this degenerative arthritis I have.......GOD IS GOOD, ALLTHE TIME!!!:He carried me thru my divorce in great victory, at the same time, my first back surgery, in 2011,and my SECOND back surgery in 2014.THEN, He carried me thru my right hip replacement in 2016,AND THEN MY LEFT HIP REPLACEMENT,7 WEEKS AGO!!!...It's almost like I'm 30 years younger now....My ultimate goal is walking 2+ miles daily, weight loss, and OF COURSE,LOTS OF METAL DETECTING!!...It's been at least 7 years, since I've been able to detect any length of time,IT'S TIME, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, YAY AND AMEN!!!!...Marcia is holding me to my promise to her, to give her the first ring I find.