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Summary by The Nashville Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Mary Liza Hartong, as published by Nashville Scene (alt-weekly) · November 4, 2026 · 1 min read

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How a spinal surgery became a lesson in joy

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Summary created by	The Nashville Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Mary Liza Hartong, as published by Nashville Scene (alt-weekly)
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Nov 4, 2026
Indexed here	Nov 4, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples