Maria Higginbotham, 57, holding screws and bolts removed from her back in a recent surgery.

Maria Higginbotham, 57, holding screws and bolts removed from her back in a recent surgery. Higginbotham, a chronic pain patient diagnosed with degenerative disc disorder and a number of other painful disorders, has had twelve operations to prevent the collapse of her spine.

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