No mountain, hun. Just one of the judgement calls that we face.

Hey! Here's link about spina bifida in case it interests you. It's not about disconnection of the brain and spine as much as it is incomplete development of the spine and neural tube. I'm glad your mom carried her pregnancy to term and glad you were born healthy.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/s...ina_bifida.htm