My dear husband Thomas has informed me that I can't walk without natural hip action. The more I slow to adjust my walk, the more my hips determine to swing of their own accord.

Heather Day Gilbert
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My dear husband Thomas has informed me that I can't walk without natural hip action. The more I slow to adjust my walk, the more my hips determine to swing of their own accord. My dear husband Thomas has informed me that I can't walk without natural hip action. The more I slow to adjust my walk, the more my hips determine to swing of their own accord.

This is a quote from a letter written by Helen Keller. She was not able to use her legs and her hips had been removed from her body after being severely burned as a child. In this letter she describes how her husband encouraged her to be patient with her body and learn to enjoy the joy of walking again even though she could not move properly.

Source: Trial By Twelve

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