Reggie Sutton
#YOLO🏈

Rutgers Football Offensive Lineman Reggie Sutton is living without regrets. Returning to the field for his final full season with the team in just a few weeks, Reggie will celebrate an incomparable YOLO moment. Here’s Reggie on his remarkable recovery and what returning to the gridiron means.

Dwight Lewis
#YOLO🚴

Two months after he had knee replacement surgery at RWJUH Hamilton, Dwight Lewis was cycling 50 miles around Cozumel, Mexico. In the year since his surgery by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Duch, with RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, he’s returned to the ski slopes and gone scuba diving in Fiji.

Deborah Cogill
#YOLO☀️

Working at a school as a kitchen aide, Deborah Cogill enjoyed having summers off. However, her arthritic knees made it too painful to fully take advantage of her free time.

This summer is different. The Brick mother of two had her second knee replacement surgery at Monmouth Medical Center last year with Joel Fechisin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with partner practice Seaview Orthopaedics. On her bucket list this summer: a trip to Yankees stadium to see her favorite player, Aaron Judge; an outing to an animal sanctuary and antiquing.

Marty Salowey
#YOLO👨‍🌾

Marty Salowey enjoys tending to his backyard garden, which includes lemon and fig trees, cactus and basil plants. But that was too painful with an aching arthritic knee. After having knee replacement surgery last fall at RWJUH Somerset by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Kayiaros, he’s now back to gardening without pain.

Roberta Rohleder
#YOLO😊

Arthritis caused a severe knee deformity that prevented Roberta Rohleder from doing things she loved, like swimming, and everyday tasks such as grocery shopping. She returned to the pool this summer and is able to walk longer distances (including around the grocery store!) following two complex reconstructive knee surgeries at Clara Maas Medical Center performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Frank Femino in 2022 and 2023.

Jim Young
#YOLO🏌️

Pain from his arthritic right hip was affecting Jim Young’s golf game. Completing a round became a struggle. Now Jim is back to hitting the links twice a week, after undergoing anterior hip replacement surgery at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Yoon, of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group.

Lisa Gergen
#YOLO✈️

Lisa Gergen’s next YOLO moment is a snorkeling trip to Bermuda! Two weeks after endoscopic spine surgery for a herniated disk at Jersey City Medical Center, Lisa Gergen took a road trip to Philadelphia to visit her family – something that had previously been too painful to consider.

Robert Bruce
#YOLO🕺

Robert Bruce Is back to dancing with his wife, enjoying meals out and returned to work, all following hip replacement surgery. “It’s the best thing that ever happened to me.” The professional truck driver had two anterior hip replacement surgeries at Jersey City Medical Center performed by orthopedic Dr. Richard Yoon, of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group.

Janet
#YOLO😊

Janet suffered from severe arthritis in her back, limiting her mobility. After having spinal surgery at Community Medical Center performed by orthopedic surgeon Chanakya Jandhyala, MD with RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, she says “I have my life back.” Janet has resumed her active lifestyle and goes to the gym three times a week.

Enrique Aponte
#YOLO🚢

In the year after having his first knee replacement surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, Enrique Aponte of Linden was eager to make up for lost time. He took two cruise vacations, went snorkeling, golfing and bowling and traveled to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic—all things that were previously unthinkable
because of his limited mobility due to knee pain.