Total Hip Arthroplasty and Recovery in Madison, Virginia
We spent the last six months in beautiful, agricultural and rural Madison, Virginia. We chose Madison as it was near the home of my third grandchild in Orange, Virginia who had just relocated from Colorado. It was also near the Culpeper regional University of Virginia affiliated hospital where I was scheduled to have a total hip replacement. During the recuperation process, I continued my studies of the American Civil War. Much of the war located in Virginia happened in these parts. Culpeper traded sides three times. Lee licked his wounds in nearby Rapidan after the debacle in Gettysburg. However, Lincoln finally found the general he was looking for in Ulysses S. Grant. Grant was relentless in his pursuit of the Army of Northern Virginia and eventually chased Lee down, forcing the unconditional surrender in Appomattox ~two years later. We enjoyed watching spring and summer change to fall and then to winter. Since we have lived mainly in the tropics for the past 12 years, it was nice to...
