The poster on the sterile gray wall featured a chiropractic chart of the vertebrae column and a list of its most common ailments, such as osteoporosis, scoliosis, and disc herniation. Pamela eyeballed the central illustration and marveled at the many ligaments, muscles, tendons, and bones of the spine which was, literally, the backbone of her ability to move, sleep, and function properly. When Pamela's pain worsened overnight and became almost unbearable in the morning - to the point where listening and talking were difficult, let alone walking to the kitchen and brewing a pot of coffee - she had no choice but to allow Colt to rush her to the nearest emergency room some twenty-five miles south in Valley City, Nevada. Dr. Middleton spoke at length with the couple about Pamela's medical hi

