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  • From: info AT fourcornerscuisine.com
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  • Subject: Melissa York(The Butchies, Gerty!, The Ex Members) needs some help.
  • Date: 21 Mar 2006 14:54:47 -0800

Hey there-

Melissa York is having disc surgery on her spine today 3/21/06. and it
is pretty major...

About a month ago she started having extreme pain in her shoulder and
left arm, followed by weakness and some loss of control in her arm.
After many visits to several different specialists and lots of asking
around, surfing the web, and basically just agonizing over whether this
is a good idea, they have come to the conclusion that it's her best
option-- she could risk permanent damage in her arm if she waits too
long.

Melissa will have to get major surgery on her spine for a ruptured disk
in her neck (that's what happens when you drum like a tightly wound tin
monkey! :), but seriously...
She has a ruptured disk in her cervical spine (neck) and has to get a
discectomy and spinal fusion.
This surgery has a very high success rate and combined with physical
therapy and body work after the surgery, she should pretty much be able
to return to normal. They have been told that it takes about 6-10 weeks
to recover (and about a year to get back to normal).


Because she is such a Bad-Ass Rock Star and has committed her life to
Rocking for you she doesn't have the best health insurance...

This is where you come in.

We are going to be collecting as much money for her over the next few
weeks to help her with the burdening bills she will face.

Please help in any way you can...either a donation through Paypal that
we have set up on our The Exmembers Myspace page that will go directly
to her bank account, or you organizing a benefit in your town, or just
well wishes...any thing would be gratefully appreciated.

www.myspace.com/theexmembers

Thanks so much for your support of her (and our band)

xoxox
Shirle' & David




  • Melissa York(The Butchies, Gerty!, The Ex Members) needs some help., info, 03/21/2006

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