A month ago today, I had major surgery to repair an issue in my cervical spine. It didn’t come without risks. As a matter of fact, the risks were great, possible paralysis, loss of voice and ability to swallow and the list goes on. When I first heard the news, I was scared and I cried because it wasn’t something I wanted to hear, much less something I wanted to go through. You know the deer in the headlights analogy? That was my reaction. I sat staring at the doctor like he had turnips growing out of his ears. I was expecting minmimally invasive surgery. He was telling me major…