A woman who endured a spinal fusion as a teenager, experienced her worst fear, a fall, while in her seventh decade. The event sends her on an arduous emotional and physical ascent to get back up on her feet. While working through recovery, Susan reflected on the life changing impact her scoliosis and subsequent spinal fusion played on her ability to interact with the physical world in the decades since her surgery. She shares her story with a sense of humor that contemporaries will enjoy. Susan collaborated with her daughter to write this memoir that ended up being another life changing experience for both of them. They both agree they understand each other just a little bit better now. This Spine of Mine is a raw and amusing journey on the downs and back ups of the physical changes that occur as we age.