Luby's Surgery - By The Numbers

53-degree turn in spine
18 titanium screws and posts
11 vertebrae
3 osteotomies
2 stabilizers
2 cobalt-chrome rods, and
3 hours 20 minutes later,
0-degree turn in spine

http://drlloydhey.blogspot.com/2009/05/word-for-day-beautiful.html

Word for the day: "Beautiful". Luby is the 19-year-old patient. Yep, those are her x-rays with the posting.

Luby's first sleepily spoken words to her Mumphy and Deefle, "Hey, I grew an inch."