Scars unite new mom, son

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN

Updated 1625 GMT (0025 HKT) March 8, 2017

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Before he was born, Johnna Kerres' son, Everett, had a new procedure to close the spina bifida lesions on his back. The Kerreses hope to use their picture of mom and son to spread awareness of spina bifida and the medical advances around it.
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Before he was born, Johnna Kerres' son, Everett, had a new procedure to close the spina bifida lesions on his back. The Kerreses hope to use their picture of mom and son to spread awareness of spina bifida and the medical advances around it.
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After the in-utero procedure, Everett Kerres was born in September at 39 weeks.