Official Review: Save My Spine.
Posted: 26 Feb 2015, 21:33
By James G. Skinner
Let me begin my saying that ‘Save My Spine’ has a paper thin plot. And that precisely is the beauty of the book. It revolves around an elderly couple from Spain and their struggle to overcome the pain that is intrinsic to an old age. Almost a biography, the author narrates the story of his wife Maria Teresa who is diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis (a disorder of the spinal duct). The onset of the disease leaves the couple in a state of utter distress and anxiety. And what follows are a series of medical tests, a not so pleasant ordeal at Munich, and eventually a miraculous improvement, thanks to osteopathy. The narrative moves in an episodic fashion and the author excels in keeping the plot crisp and tight with pungent humour thrown in at places.
Let me begin my saying that ‘Save My Spine’ has a paper thin plot. And that precisely is the beauty of the book. It revolves around an elderly couple from Spain and their struggle to overcome the pain that is intrinsic to an old age. Almost a biography, the author narrates the story of his wife Maria Teresa who is diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis (a disorder of the spinal duct). The onset of the disease leaves the couple in a state of utter distress and anxiety. And what follows are a series of medical tests, a not so pleasant ordeal at Munich, and eventually a miraculous improvement, thanks to osteopathy. The narrative moves in an episodic fashion and the author excels in keeping the plot crisp and tight with pungent humour thrown in at places.