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Why Surgery Before Age 7 Changed My Brain Forever

Why Surgery Before Age 7 Changed My Brain Forever

Why Surgery Before Age 7 Changed My Brain ForeverKim Black
Published on: 25/02/2026

Childhood surgery before age 7 shapes brain development in ways doctors don't warn about. What The Body Keeps the Score taught me about my trauma at 4.

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