I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis since I was two years old. In my teenage years my arthritis got worse and I had to start using a scooter to get around due to the deformities of my hips and knees and the pain from walking. I was pretty much unable to walk from age twelve years old. When I was sixteen years old I met Dr. Dore and had my hips and knees replaced. I was able to walk again free from pain and better than I ever remembered. I was able to put away my scooter and walk across the stage to get my high school diploma. Since then I was able to go onto college and received my Master’s degree in Social Work. I also got married this year to a wonderful man and was able to have Dr. Dore there to see me walk down the aisle. The joint replacements have been an amazing blessing in my life and what I like to call “the miracle” I prayed for. Through this experience I was able to see the presence of Christ in the world and He worked through Dr. Dore, who is one of the most amazing men I have ever met.

-Christina Le Mieux Kuchman