Donna Spearman’s Story — Living Life to the Fullest After 14-Hour Spine Surgery

At age 14, Donna Spearman had a stainless steel Harrington rod implanted along her spinal column to treat scoliosis. At that time, her spine’s 60 degree curvature was progressing rapidly. During the procedure, a major portion of her spine was fused, and she was left with only two functioning lumbar discs at the base of…