Mom talks about the length of recovery and how things are now. One thing to note for parents is that the child is going to be harder to transfer. It’s hard to know if the surgery, the spine, has had an effect on co-existing conditions. Erin Ward, mother of Will, age 17, who had spinal fusion therapy at age 14, John Emans, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon, and Jay Berry, MD, General pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Boston Children’s Hospital, in discussion.