On May 25th I fell onto the soap stone in front of our dinning room fireplace. June first I visited my primary care physician who sent me to nearby Springfield Hospital for X-rays, cats cans and finally MRI’s. I was taken by ambulance to Bay State Hospital in Springfield, MA where the neurology team determined I suffered a compression fracture of my lower Lumbar L-1. I did not require surgery. Fortunately after more than a week and being fitted with a brace, I was taken by am