Rhonda Johnson, nine years cancer-free, credits the surgeon with saving her life by amputating her leg. He surprised her by wearing red scrubs for the operation, the hue she chose as her “positive energy color.” He wore a red tie for all her office visits. (Photo: Roland Johnson)
DOCTOR AS PATIENT World-renowned spine surgeon Rex Marco, paralyzed in a mountain-biking accident, navigates a different world now. “Life has a plan for me,” he says. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
Rex Marco and fellow spine surgeon Chip Davis operate in Guatemala during a volunteer mission trip with the Christian non-profit group, Faith In Practice. (Photo: Faith In Practice)
Marco (right), interpreter Gilberto “Gil” Velazquez and physical therapist Ashley Trautschold tend to a patient in Guatemala. (Photo: Faith In Practice)