That's the most heartwarming thing I read today. I am very happy we have technology to mitigate the effect of this horrifying condition, and that your daughter benefits from it. Thank you for sharing.

So here's a scary thought: If these people, if not given shunts, are eloquent enough to appear normal to someone not interrogating all the details, I could easily see one raised on a diet of the right kind of rhetoric being able to go on a convincing-sounding rant about how spina bifida isn't really a disability and that it was morally wrong to want to surgically correct their condition.

And that that content is exactly the sort of thing that would make a successful viral TikTok video.

Much like how LLMs will gladly and emphatically inform you that they're sentient beings with real feelings if given the right leading questions.

> brain shunt

For anyone wondering:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_shunt

> A cerebral shunt is a device permanently implanted inside the head and body to drain excess fluid away from the brain.