Kathie Lee Gifford Reclaims Life at 72 After Hip Misdiagnosis Triggered Multiple Surgeries
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Kathie Lee Gifford Reclaims Life at 72 After Hip Misdiagnosis Triggered Multiple Surgeries
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
Kathie Lee Gifford, 72, said she is finally "getting her life back" after a year of chronic pain, multiple surgeries, stem cell therapy and physical therapy six days a week.
A fractured hip was initially misdiagnosed as a spinal problem for nearly a year, she said, delaying the correct surgery until doctors found one of the worst hips they had seen.
The recovery then snowballed: a total hip replacement was followed by another hip fracture, a broken arm during sleep, another broken bone after a fall and cataract surgery.
The pain left Gifford saying she wanted to "go home to Jesus," kept her from carrying or playing with her five grandchildren and made her avoid public appearances.
She now says she can run around with those grandchildren again, framing the turnaround as a return to normal life after months of debilitating physical and emotional strain.