Not my Spine is a compelling, brave, and scary story about Esosa's experience during the pregnancy of her first child and also after childbirth. It describes a mysterious illness that she suffered from a long time before she was pregnant, her ignorance about it, and the extent of damage it brought to her. It is an account of the aftermath of the lack of knowledge by Esosa and her doctors, who embraced the symptoms of this illness as those induced by pregnancy. Faced with the very real possibility of permanent paralysis, she fought to recover her lost determination and hope in order to live...