Jewel Jones Defies Early Paralysis Forecast, Relearns to Walk Twice After 13 Surgeries and a Coma
Herbalist and educator Jewel Jones has spent much of her life in operating rooms, rehabilitation centers and hospital corridors. Born with spina bifida and the complex congenital disorder known as VACTERL syndrome, she underwent 13 surgeries before reaching adulthood, lost six pints of blood in a later operation, and spent time in a coma. Yet […]