My oldest boy was born with 1 kidney. Also had open heart at 2 to fix a hole.
Then needed a C1C2 fusion on his neck and wore a halo for 8 months.
He is 12 now and although he has limited motion in his neck he is an allstar in bases, select team for hoops, great runner in CC, and a very good student.
He will never play any contact sports like hockey, foots or rugby. But thats ok as he is a great kid.
Its strange to go through it but you have to. My youngest boy has nothing wrong with him except he spills everything.LOL