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Eliot took these pictures of the invasive cervical traction via head tongs while Kriss was in patient at North Shore hospital on Long Island. This is basically the external trial run of what would happen with the craniocervical fusion.

You can click on any image to see a larger version. Read in more detail what this was like.

The metal 'tag' on the tongs	Closeup of the tag	Kriss resting between hangings
Side view	Wide view of hanging in progress	Kriss during suspension (w/ cushions removed)
A close up of the screw into the side of my head	Another closeup	Kriss trying to assimilate the screw
Another view w/o the cushion	Full view of Kriss during suspension/traction	Another closeup
The screw after removal	The part w/o threads was inside	The holes that are left
Hole closeup (right)	Hole closeup (left)	The beautiful flowers from mom, dad & Eliot
...and some fine creative renderings from my friends.	Fly Peop	AJ Metropomonkeypurple