Time to prepare. Some moms who've taken their maternity leave early so say that the planned time and freedom before baby arrived allowed them to better prepare and relax. Last minute shopping, preparing dinners for after birth (and freezing them) and cleaning is easier without the constraints of work schedules.
MRI image shows spinal bleeding (myelomalacia). Myelomalacia is a pathological term referring to the softening of the spinal cord. Hemorrhagic infarction (bleeding) of the spinal cord can occur as a sequela to acute injury, such as that caused by intervertebral disc extrusion (being forced or pressed out).
Thoracic Myelopathy. Myelopathy is a term that means that there is something wrong with the spinal cord itself. This is usually due to compression on the spinal cord but can also be due to intrinsic disease such as multiple sclerosis. Thoracic myelopathy is very different from the radiculopathy that is caused by isolated points of pressure on individual nerve roots.