The Injury
On the morning of September 18, 1999, Nadya Suleman went to work, just like she did every other morning. Little did she know that that day would change her life forever.
Around noon, about twenty of the patients hospitalized at the facility started a riot – and Nadya dutifully intervened. In the resulting chaos, one of the patients flipped a wooden desk over, striking Nadya’s back with it.
As a result, Nadya suffered a severe herniated disc injury, which forced her to leave work. She received around $170,000 as compensation, which allowed her to get by for a while, but she would carry the injury with her for the rest of her life.
Insult to Injury
Following her injury, Nadia suffered quite a bit of emotional and physical distress – but that was nothing compared to the frustration and anxiety she was feeling in her marriage.
Since they got married, Nadia and Marcos were trying to conceive – but no matter how hard they tried, Nadia was simply unable to get pregnant.
The issue became so pressing, that they decided to go to a doctor in order to find out what was going on.