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Get a New Joint and Get a New Life—Take Your Life Back Before It’s Over
By Mike Bortel

A fun, faith-filled, and practical guide to recovering from joint replacement surgery—and reclaiming your best life yet to come. Drawing from personal experience, humor, and decades of professional wisdom, Mike inspires readers to heal with hope, move with purpose, and laugh through the pain and the entire process.

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Mike Bortel

You won’t believe this: Mike is a Metastatic Melanoma miracle—living life to the fullest on his motorcycle and in his motorhome between Minnesota and winter getaways in Mesa, Arizona!

Born in Bowling Green, Ohio, Mike was the middle of three sons. Despite a difficult home life and caring for his mentally ill mother, he remained upbeat and found joy in school, which became his escape. Though he once aimed to graduate without taking a book home, he finished with honors and later earned a spot on the Dean’s list in college, even serving as class president.

Mike went on to seminary, surprising even himself by landing in advanced Greek and completing his Master of Divinity in just three years. For 25 years, he passionately served several Protestant churches and authored a parenting guide that sold nationally for nearly two decades.

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Have you just had joint replacement surgery—or are thinking about it—and wondering if your best days are behind you? Think again.
In Get a New Joint and Get a New Life—Take Your Life Back Before It’s Over, retired minister and psychologist Mike Bortel shares his unique, no-nonsense, laugh-out-loud, faith-rooted approach to thriving after surgery. Packed with real-life stories, spiritual encouragement, psychological tools (like CBT), and practical wisdom gained through many surgeries of his own, Mike helps readers push past pain, frustration, and fear to get moving—literally and emotionally.
This isn’t a medical manual—it’s your personal recovery cheerleader. Whether you’re just starting your joint journey or deep in recovery, you’ll find hope, help, and humor on every page. Mike proves that your “new joint” isn’t the end… it’s your incredible beginning to a better life.

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