This is Ariel now. Notice how she is literally sideways:( That hump you see on her back is actually her spine. Yes, I said spine. It is that curved. Looks kinda yucky huh? Well she heads off to surgery tomorrow at 7:30am at Phoenix Children's Hospital. 6 to 10 hour surgery (although her surgeon assures us he has never taken 10 hours) with an incision that goes from her shoulders to her tailbone, 7 to 14 days in the hospital and about a 12 week recovery. But when it is all done we have been told to expect about 6 to 9 inches growth in length before we leave the hospital and she will be out of pain once she heals. She is really scared but is looking forward to never having to wear a hot, yucky backbrace again and mom has promised really good pain drugs to help. So wish us luck tomorrow and we will keep you posted.
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