I had the chance to place myself in the life of Rebecca today while shooting a health feature going into this weeks paper. Rebecca had a nasty boating accident in 2008 which shattered her knee and left her with two years in pain. Earlier this summer, a knee replacement donor came up and Rebecca went into surgery in early June. The surgery went successfully and through this rare transplant procedure, Rebecca is on the road to walking again without the pain she experienced before. After a year of recovery, Rebecca hopes to be able to walk again and be able to carry out her daily activities as she remembered them before the boating accident.
Chris Langer/CLanger@News-Herald.com
Rebecca Dougherty's daughter Caitlin helps her grab the flour for making brownies on Tuesday at their home in Concord Township. Rebecca will be on crutches for a year from her knee transplant she received last month after a boating accident shattered her knee two years ago.
Chris Langer/CLanger@News-Herald.com
Rebecca Dougherty cuts Sean Kelly's hair on Tuesday at her home. Rebecca had to take leave to her job working in a hair salon after her surgery and cuts her friends hair in her free time.
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