Just the name of that book sounds good! Another great type of exercise for core stabilizers are the ball exercises -- the ones that use a great big ball that you sit on. Only, make sure you are stable enough not to fall off the ball! Or have someone spot you. There are video tapes of them, but you have to scale the exercises down to your level. Rose, as you describe you situation and stage of recovery, you sound like such an excellent candidate for physical therapy! Is that not available to you, or is that something that you do not want to do? I hope the question is not too personal.