{"cache_age":"3600","width":"920","description":"Ashlly is 10 years old.  At birth, she was diagnosed with myelomeningocele with spina bifida, a neural tube defect in which the bones of the spine do not fully form during gestation. This also causes Ashlly to develop hydrocephalus. At 15 days old, she underwent spinal surgery and a valve was implanted to help drain fluid from her spine.  Today, Ashlly, suffers from bilateral genu valgum and equinus foot, requiring leg surgery distal femoral hemipiphyseal repair. Sheneeds a valve replacement too","html":"<iframe src='https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/dy\/v2\/oembed\/?format=html&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgiving.org%2Fprojects%2Fashllys-steps-a-story-of-courage%2F' style='width:920px;height:613px;border:0;'><\/iframe>","type":"rich","title":"Ashlly's Steps: a story of courage on GlobalGiving","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/pfil\/75034\/pict_large.jpg","version":"1.0","height":"613"}