Get a behind-the-scenes look at the newest episode of Ryan Shazier’s #50Phenoms!    A little under five years ago, Jared Evans hit rock bottom.   An unsuccessful surgery to treat his scoliosis left Jared in severe pain. He became addicted to narcotics prescribed for that pain. Relationships crumbled. In constant pain and needing a walker or cane to move around, Jared’s weight increased dramatically. He fell into a depression and thought about suicide. Instead, Jared got the help he needed. He found his faith and a new church, which had a recovery group that helped him overcome his addiction. And in 2020, he met UPMC neurosurgeon Dr. David Okonkwo, MD, who performed the surgeries to fix his spine. “My life had fallen literally apart, and I had to rebuild from scratch,” Jared says. “And that started with fixing me. And that was a feat to pull away from addiction and then go into massive surgery. But Dr. Okonkwo assured me that it was possible and that I would walk again.” Watch the f...