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is for vertebroplasty.




What the heck is vertebroplasty!!? I will attempt to give you a layman's definition.
All I profess to know is what I learned while watching my mom deal with her bad bones. In July, she had her first episode with what turned out to be a long ordeal in pain and patience for her and dad. The vertebra in her lower spine began to
collapse. (painful to say the least!!!) While searching for solutions and remedies for her, they came across a doctor that recommended vertebroplasty. Its a non-evasive way of going in with a needle and 'filling' the smooshed bone up with cement. The procedure is done and she gets off the table and goes home! Its quite remarkable if you think about it. Mom calls it a miracle cure. We are all just hoping and praying that it 'holds' and lasts a good long time.


So,I think its a good reason for using this as my V word. She feels like a new woman. Thank heavens for VERTEBROPLASTY! Thank heavens that mom is feeling better.



A little more about my mom. She is wonderful! She lives down the street. She's amazing! Service to others will go down as her middle name. I should be so lucky to turn out like her. (With better bones of course!)