{"id":2425480,"date":"2025-04-20T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/womans-skull-nearly-slid-off-spine-as-internal-decapitation-threatened-to-suddenly-end-her-life\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:25:38","slug":"womans-skull-nearly-slid-off-spine-as-internal-decapitation-threatened-to-suddenly-end-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/womans-skull-nearly-slid-off-spine-as-internal-decapitation-threatened-to-suddenly-end-her-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman\u2019s Skull Nearly Slid Off Spine as Internal \u2018Decapitation\u2019 Threatened to Suddenly End Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomans-skull-nearly-slid-off-spine-as-internal-decapitation-threatened-to-suddenly-end-her-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425480&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>megan King,a 35-year-old woman from Illinois,faced a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">life-threatening medical crisis due<\/a> to a rare condition called hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). her problems began at 16 when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-execute-search-warrant-on-tiger-woods-car-to-see-if-a-crime-was-committed-report\/\" title=\"Police Execute Search Warrant On Tiger Woods\u2019 Car To See \u2018If A Crime Was Committed\u2019: Report\">suffered severe injuries<\/a> after jumping for a soccer ball, causing chronic pain and debilitating joint issues. after undergoing decades of surgeries, King dislocated her neck in 2016, requiring a Halo brace for stabilization. While removing the brace, her skull nearly detached from her spine, leading to hours of emergency surgery to reattach it.<\/p>\n<p>Despite numerous challenges, including being told her spine was dangerously unstable, king emphasized her miraculous survival and the strengthening of her faith through adversity. She shares her journey on her YouTube channel, highlighting the importance of finding purpose in her struggles and the belief that miracles can happen.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Illinois woman with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celine-dion-reveals-devastating-incurable-diagnosis-i-have-no-choice\/\" title=\"Celine Dion Reveals Devastating Incurable Diagnosis \u2013 \u201cI Have No Choice\u201d\">rare medical condition<\/a> almost died when her skull began sliding off her spine.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2016, Megan King, now 35, was having a Halo brace removed that she had worn since dislocating her neck, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-14600235\/doctors-reattach-decapitated-illinois-woman-head-horrific-fall-exercising.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K.&rsquo;s Daily Mail<\/a> reported earlier this month. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/orthopaedic-surgery\/specialty-areas\/pediatrics\/halo-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halo brace<\/a> is a medieval-looking contraption that holds the neck in place with pins inserted into the outer skull.<\/p>\n<p>As the doctor removed the cumbersome brace, King&rsquo;s head nearly detached from her spinal cord.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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&rsquo;t stand. My right side was shaking uncontrollably,&rdquo; King said.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors worked for hours to reattach King&rsquo;s skull.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a horror show. I woke up unable to move my head at all,&rdquo; King said.<\/p>\n<p>After a total of 37 surgeries, King could no longer move her head in any direction after doctors <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/25168-spinal-fusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fused<\/a> her entire spine together to prevent further damage.<\/p>\n<p>But King&rsquo;s troubles had begun decades before, when she was 16 years old.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, King was in gym class when she jumped to catch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/youth-soccer-coach-charged-murder-player-goes-missing-search-additional-victims-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soccer<\/a> ball.<\/p>\n<p>When she fell, she damaged her right ankle and spine, and tore the muscle off both of her shoulder blades.<\/p>\n<p>She spent the following year on crutches, but her condition worsened.<\/p>\n<p>Her joints weakened. Her muscles tore. Her shoulders ached more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next decade, King underwent 22 surgeries as doctors remained perplexed.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&rsquo;t until 2015 that she was diagnosed with hypermobile Ehler&rsquo;s-Danlos syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>A rare condition, hEDS is a connective tissue disorder that causes joint hypermobility, joint instability, and chronic pain, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehlers-danlos.com\/heds\/#:~:text=hEDS%20is%20a%20heritable%20connective,different%20areas%20of%20the%20body.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ehlers-Danlos Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One year after she was diagnosed, King dislocated her neck, which eventually led to her needing the Halo brace mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n<p>King has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLSb8gGv20XMLt1vlkEUCDG5tpKADvkY-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel chronicling her journey with hEDS.<\/p>\n<p>In one video, she talked about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/survey-84-self-identified-christians-reject-basic-tenet-faith-make-sure-not-among\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith in God<\/a> after a miracle she experienced in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/unzEuf-fF70?si=dcpjTm2JJdlFVyWx\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>  Some time after King was nearly decapitated, she walked into the hospital after experiencing neck pain.<\/p>\n<p>An X-ray revealed something startling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-regains-consciousness-moments-cremation-three-government-hospital-doctors-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doctors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The vertebrae just below her head was detached and angled forward. Once again, nothing was holding her head from simply falling off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was diagnosed with dangerous life-threatening instability,&rdquo; King said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every single doctor, physical therapist, nurse, chiropractor, or other medical professional that sees this cannot believe that, not only did I walk into the ER that day, but they can&rsquo;t believe that I&rsquo;m alive and I&rsquo;m not paralyzed shoulders down,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>King was put back into a Halo brace, but she continued to carry the X-ray photo inside her pocket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was my reminder that I was here for a reason. There is a purpose for all of this. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/golden-age-womans-tumors-disappear-weeks-trump-stargate-project-set-mainstream-cancer-vax-miracle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miracles<\/a> do happen. This is a miracle right here,&rdquo; King said, holding up the X-ray image.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My pastor at church recently said in one of his messages that our relationships with God can grow deeper when we go through challenges. I am not here to preach at you. 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In 2016, Megan King, now 35, was having a Halo brace removed that she had worn since dislocating her neck, as reported by the U.K.&#8217;s Daily Mail. The Halo brace is an apparatus that stabilizes the neck with pins inserted into the skull. During its removal, King&#8217;s head nearly detached from her spinal cord. &#8220;I had to lean back in my chair to avoid being decapitated. My neurosurgeon had to physically hold my skull in place,&#8221; King recounted. After several hours of surgery, doctors managed to reattach her skull.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was terrifying; I woke up unable to move my head at all,&#8221; she said. Following 37 surgeries, King lost all ability to move her head after doctors fused her spine together for safety reasons. Her health issues began at age 16 when she injured herself during gym class while trying to catch a soccer ball, leading to severe damage and chronic pain over the years.<\/p>\n<p>After undergoing numerous surgeries and remaining undiagnosed for years, she was finally diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) in 2015\u2014a rare connective tissue disorder causing joint instability and chronic pain.<\/p>\n<p>In one of her YouTube videos documenting her journey with hEDS, King shared about a miraculous experience in 2017 after another alarming incident where an X-ray revealed that the vertebrae below her head were detached and angled forward\u2014putting her life at risk again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was told I had dangerous instability,&#8221; she explained. Medical professionals were astonished that not only did she walk into the ER but also that she wasn&#8217;t paralyzed from the shoulders down.<\/p>\n<p>King returned to wearing a Halo brace but kept an X-ray photo as a reminder of why she&#8217;s still alive: &#8220;There\u2019s purpose behind all this; miracles do happen.&#8221; She emphasized how challenges can deepen one&#8217;s relationship with God through faith and perseverance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2425481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/X-Ray.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53782,4964,34096,13277,3983],"class_list":["post-2425480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-decapitation-2","tag-health","tag-medical-emergency","tag-skull","tag-woman"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/X-Ray.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425480"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425484,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425480\/revisions\/2425484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}