I had horrible pain in my back between my shoulder blades. I spent a week in the NCUU ward and 2 years of speech and physical therapy. I have been out of a wheel chair for over 5 years. My left side is partially paralyzed but I can walk pretty well with a cane. I can’t walk a mile for exercise so I take 3 shorter walks adding up to a mile a day on good days. I have plenty of bad days but I am alive and thankful for every day.