The back injury Elizabeth Taylor suffered in February has been slow to heal, forcing her to cancel all appearances for the next four months, the actress said Tuesday.
Her doctors are closely monitoring her injury, which they now classify as severe, and have told her to rest as much as possible.In a statement, Taylor said she was sorry she will have to skip some charity events "because I have a severe compression fracture of my first lumbar which is taking its time healing."
Taylor, 66, fell at her home on Feb. 27, her birthday, and spent 11/2 weeks in the hospital. X-rays showed the fracture in her lower back.
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