Hip Surgery Recovery

When I signed up for T’ai Chi at the UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore) I had no idea what I was getting into. When I discovered it was T’ai Chi Chih I was delighted. I had watched Carmen [Brocklehurst] on WHMM TV faithfully for months in the past, but was out of practice and glad to have her teaching reinforced.

I am a young 80 years of age and had a hip replacement in May of 1997. T’ai Chi Chih was a real help to me in recovering from this major surgery. My surgeon said I could do T’ai Chi Chih both before and after the operation.

All this was before I came to Sharon Sirkis’ class, and I’m glad I did. Sharon, you really gave me great encouragement, Carmen [Brocklehurst in the PBS videotaped series] is wonderful, but a real live excellent teacher like you is more motivating. Thank you, Sharon, for your teaching and help.

Shirley Ownes is a student of TCC teacher Sharon Sirkis, Columbia, MD