Suzanne Somers of “Three’s Company” fame is speaking out this week to reveal how humor has helped her deal with recuperating from the serious injury she recently suffered.
Earlier this month, we reported that Somers had to be rushed to the hospital for spinal surgery after falling down the stairs at her home.
“I could tell I did something bad,” Somers, 74, told People Magazine. “We went and had X-rays and they said, ‘Immediate spinal surgery.”
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Doctors told the actress that two displaced vertebrae were putting pressure on her spinal nerves, causing her “tremendous pain” that “even tequila couldn’t help.”
“They mentioned words like paralyzed,” Somers said.” You don’t mess around with that. I think they saved my life and/or a life of awfulness.”
Thank you so much for all of your concern while Alan and I took a break from our normal schedule… Full message: https://t.co/eQ8h9zUH7S pic.twitter.com/hs4oJ5RE3F
— Suzanne Somers (@SuzanneSomers) October 8, 2020
Somers managed to maintain a positive attitude through all of this, however, as she said she’s always “taken the negatives in my life and chosen to make them work for me.”
“Every once in a while life gives you the finger,” she explained with a laugh, adding that this most recent mishap “is my big finger.”
After her surgery, which went well, Somers was told by doctors to wear a neck brace.
“I sleep with it on,” she explained. “I have it on 24 hours a day. I have to shower very imaginatively. And you figure everything out.”
“You would think I couldn’t have sex, but my husband has figured that one out,” Somers continued, laughing once again.
Somers is keeping her focus on the future, as doctors have told her she can take the brace off in about three weeks.
“I can handle another three weeks,” she said. “I’ve made friends with the dog collar I have to wear.”
Tune in to my next Facebook LIVE on Thursday 2/6 at 4pm PT (7pm ET). Hope to see you there! https://t.co/7gbj6XFGPP pic.twitter.com/0uYtMmuotL
— Suzanne Somers (@SuzanneSomers) February 5, 2020
Somers has even earned herself some new fans this year with her daily happy hours on Facebook Live.
“My husband and I like to have a cocktail at 5 o’clock,” she said. “Our cocktail of choice is clear tequila because it has little to no sugar, which is the body’s enemy.”
“When this whole pandemic started, and then I had this terrible accident, we decided to keep doing it,” Somers added. “I invited my constituency and they come by the thousands. I say, ‘Bring your own tequila!’ and Alan and I talk and kiss and laugh and have a good time and they get to join in the party with us.”
This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.
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