When they did the surgery they fused together the top two vertebrae c1 and c2 using bone they grafted from his pelvis. To hold everything together they placed 4 screws and 2 metal rods into his spine. The halo is basically like a cast to hold everything stable while it fuses and heals. Brinton had a CT scan last week which showed that everything was healing and fusing the way it should. Today the Halo Orthosis will be removed and he will placed in a hard collar neck brace for the next month to continue his healing. We are very, very excited for this next chapter in the healing process to begin. So now we say good riddance to his halo...as one of my friends on Facebook said, "na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na, hey hey hey GOOD BYE!"
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I love my boy. Very brave and resilient. A good happy ending to a good week.
Yay Brinton!!! We're so happy for you! Way to go on healing and taking everything in stride like a trooper. Way to go mom and dad for hanging in there and having faith that all will be well. You two are amazing parents!
You all survived! It was scary and felt impossible, just looking from the outside! I don't know how it felt from the eye of the hurricane. He is a special young man. Really happy for each of you.
Now come home to Olathe!!!
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