Aphy

Finally, after three and a half months strapped to the striker
bed, Velda’s body had healed enough that she could sit up. But her
ordeal was far from being over. She had to wear a body cast for
the next six months, until her back was strong enough to support her
weight. It had been a painful year for Velda, but always a ‘trooper’,
she never gave up.*

* Velda was nineteen years old when she had this operation. She had

a second spinal fusion when she was thirty-eight. It was also
successful.

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