User:Colinshorey/sandbox

Born 16/04/1943.Contracted T.B Spine at the age of 3yrs.Confined to St Gerrards Hospital,Coleshill,Warks,U.K. After 3 years constrained in a frame{sort of open iron maiden]whilst T.B.was cleared up due to the introduction of Penicillin,a back support made of leather with aluminium stiffener allowed full mobility although 3 vertebre were eroded.At the age of 14yrs in 1957 was admitted to R.O.H.Woodlands,Birmingham For a Spinal Fusion that involved a slice of bone from right leg being grafted to connect the eroded spinal column giving support whereby the back support would no longer be required.Now nearing his 70th year has nothing but praise for the N.H.S of U.K.