Knee replacement for Globe and Mail

Marcelle Chabot, seen at her home and hiking the Luskville Falls in Quebec. Chabot had knee replacement surgery 3.5 years ago to correct a childhood injury and was only on the waiting list for 4 months. For 5 months after the surgery she was miserable, in incredible pain, and didn’t think she would be active again. She was riding her bike after 6 months and was hiking in Turkey after 10 months. Photographs by Blair Gable