Derrick and Caitlyn Peterson received the news at their unborn baby’s, Salym’s, 22-week anatomy scan that he has spina bifida when the doctor noticed a large opening at the bottom of his spine. There are three types of spina bifida, and Salym has the most severe kind, myeomeningocele, or MMC.
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