TULSA — After staring down a never-ending litany of painful surgeries and physical and emotional struggles, Brianna Austin was all smiles as family and friends wheeled her out of a hospital room and down the hall toward freedom.
Staff from Saint Francis Children’s Hospital blew bubbles and clapped as they lined the hallway to cheer on the 13-year-old Broken Arrow student, who climbed into her family’s car toward the first normalcy she’d seen in nearly 2 months.
Not long after climbing in she was looking out the window of the car at the outside world with her headphones on. She faces at least 6 more surgeries in the next several weeks and will be dealing with many challenges going forward. But Thursday was all about celebrating…