029 - Relearning To Walk At 23: Double Hip Replacement Due To Perthes Disease - Jack Brennan
At 23 years old, Jack Brennan was forced to relearn how to walk.
After a childhood diagnosis of Perthes disease, Jack spent years living with chronic pain, navigating a system that told him he was “too young” for the surgery he desperately needed. While his condition worsened, he was left trying to hold his life together physically, mentally, and emotionally.
In this conversation, Jack opens up about what it’s really like to grow up in pain, the impact it had on his identity and confidence, and the frustration of knowing there was a solution… but being denied access to it.
We explore the…
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