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For whatever it’s worth- one of my uncles had a hip replacement surgery in his 80s. He recovered, went to therapy, drove a car well into his 90s, his mind was sharp until ha was almost 100, and he started having cognitive issues.

He was wounded at Guadalcanal in WWII, recovered, came home and had a successful life, raised a family, and live to 102. Now THAT was one tough guy!

The only thing….he was a strong democrat all the way to the end.

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“THAT was one tough guy!”

That generation ... pretty impressive!

The day after Mom’s 98th birthday, she broke her hip and they did a replacement. Surprised me that they’d do it considering her age, but her heart was strong and she was spunky. She did fine, too. But she died last April 15, three months before 100th.