Editor's Note: Ron Walker made a new friend named Ted in Smith Valley"Ted wants to know if you would like to borrow his hospital bed," Orllyene says. She's just met Ted at her physical therapy session. It's two days before I receive a new hip. Providence has smiled. "Hi Ted, it's Ron Walker," and I accept his offer. Before we hang up, he says, "I just butchered a steer. Do you like liver?" "Well, no, but I'm sure it will put a smile on my wife's face," I say. "For a man my age, there's nothing better than putting a …