Opinion: Living with bullet fragments in the body can have long-term medical consequences

Oronde McClain was shot in the head at age 10 during a drive-by shooting and survived a coma, though he lost one-third of his brain. Twenty-five years later, he continues to experience long-term health consequences including seizures, partial paralysis, and 36 retained bullet fragments lodged in his brain and skull. The article examines the lasting medical complications of living with retained bullet fragments.