An Illinois woman with a rare medical condition almost died when her skull began sliding off her spine.
Back in 2016, Megan King, now 35, was having a Halo brace removed that she had worn since dislocating her neck, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported earlier this month. The Halo brace is a medieval-looking contraption that holds the neck in place with pins inserted into the outer skull.
As the doctor removed the cumbersome brace, King’s head nearly detached from her spinal cord.
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“I flew my chair back to keep gravity from decapitating me. My neurosurgeon had to hold my skull in place with his hands. I couldn’t stand. My right side was shaking uncontrollably,” King said.
Doctors worked for hours to reattach King’s skull.
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