Operation walk gives needy patients new life
<p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Walk">Walk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, " <span word="laments">laments</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="McKellar">McKellar</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p><span word="McKellar">McKellar</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excruciating">excruciating</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="depressing">depressing</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>.</p><p><span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Walk">Walk</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="McKellar">McKellar</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifeline">lifeline</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Vallie">Vallie</span> <span word="McKellar">McKellar</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span>."</p><p><span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span> <span word="Dorr">Dorr</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orthopedic">orthopedic</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Walk">Walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stigma">stigma</span>.</p>
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