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Renee's New Shoes
“I could walk a mile in your shoes, but I already know they're just as uncomfortable as mine. Let's walk next to each other instead...” ―...

Hopeful Hippies
Jun 15, 20193 min read


An Ode to Hip Hope
A Life Without Hip Dysplasia A Poem by Xandra Lee Considering a life without hip dysplasia, a life that’s not mine. Uncomplicated....

Hopeful Hippies
Jun 8, 20192 min read


Julia's Musings
I tried so hard to get better to get over this, to forget it all and move on and I thought I was getting to the point where I could say...

Hopeful Hippies
Jun 7, 20191 min read


A Doctor as Patient
(Nicole Bullock is a surgeon and doctor from Texas. She is also privileged to be welcoming life on a daily basis. This time around, she...

Hopeful Hippies
May 3, 20196 min read


Spring Training: Ironman
Hip Dyplasia 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride 26.22-mile run (42.20 km) In that order! You all must be thinking,...

Hopeful Hippies
Apr 27, 20193 min read


The Lesson of Spring - Julie's story
By Julie Urban (Julie Urban is a full-time mom to two daughters, a former high school English teacher, and a freelance writer.) Living in...

Hopeful Hippies
Apr 27, 20193 min read


Perspective from London!
(Katie Lou is recovering from hip surgery and her story was originally shared on Instagram and she has given permission for it to be...

Hopeful Hippies
Mar 8, 20191 min read


Hip! Hip! Hooray
(This blog is written by Caroline Gourri from New York and tells her story of hip impingement, surgery, recovery and her running...

Hopeful Hippies
Feb 24, 20195 min read


Believe You Can and You’re Halfway There!
By Kiara LeBouton (Kiara is a senior in high school in the Midwest and is a fellow hopeful hippie! She posted before her surgery. She...

Hopeful Hippies
Feb 10, 20193 min read


A New Unit of Measurement
Author: Julie Urban is a full-time mom to two daughters, a freelance writer, and a former high school teacher. I sit here at the computer...

Hopeful Hippies
Jan 24, 20193 min read


A Stitch in Time
Kiara LeBouton (Kiara is a high school senior from the Midwest who wrote this prior to her surgery. She has the insightfulness of an...

Hopeful Hippies
Jan 21, 20194 min read
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