Over 9 ½ months with a ruptured disc and the thought had never occurred.
Around Thanksgiving head on heels came the definitive MRI, severe news,
back surgery, then healing anticipated for a year, or even a year and a half,
including physical therapy 3 times a week, and limited standing / sitting / etc.
Ruptured Disc Restricted Ruth to a Degree — No one knew to explain the intensifying pain
February 2003 Disc ruptures Feb. 20; immediate emergency room visit and subsequent dead end.
Ongoing Ruth on Flute
May 2003 Nova Voce Debut Concert
September 2003 Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar
October 2003 Marlborough Massachusetts
November 2003 Columbia, Missouri
November 2003 Sunday Ensemble, Thanksgiving Gathering
Ruptured Disc Recuperation
December 2003 Discetomy: portions of T11/12 vertebrae removed to relieve pressure on the badly
swollen spinal cord the ruptured disk pinched nearly shut nine-and-a-half months.
Christmas 2003 The Bethlehem Inn: Guests From The NORTHEAST
August 2004 Munich
September 2004 Murrells Inlet
December 2004 Munich, Alpine Christmas Market
June 2005 One-and-a-half L ...O ...N ...G years of physical therapy ended June 29 at 2:58 p.m.
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