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Daughter’s diagnosis leads mom to become a spina bifida champion

Before she was born, Ruby was diagnosed with myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida in which a small fluid sac grows on the spine. A multidisciplinary team of specialists at UT Physicians is working together to provide the expert care she needs to lead a full life.

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Daughter’s diagnosis leads mom to become a spina bifida champion