I started this page to help others who have gone through or are going through the challenging journey of Scoliosis. Every journey is different because everyone who has this condition is different however, I hope that here on this page you can find answers to your questions and a new community of people to talk to and support. I will do my best to answer your questions, help find information to sha
re with you all, and to just be there if you need someone to talk to. My curve was measured at about 39 degrees when I was first diagnosed in the fall of 2009. Because my curve was closer to my neck, I was not be a good candidate for a brace. We opted for Surgery. That next summer i had about 7 vertebrae fused. A happy and mostly normal life is possible! I swim, ride horses, enjoy time with friends, attend college, have internships, really my only limitation right now is trampolines. I realize that I am lucky and have had a pretty easy journey. I had an amazing recovery walking within 12 hours of surgery and a flight of stairs within a day! Out of the hospital in 3 days! I am a record setter. What has gotten me this far is the love from my family and support of my friends and having a passion. Passion is something that with determination to continue it, will take you farther than you even believe possible for yourself. I hope all of you find help on this page and someday we can even go big and do fundraisers and such. Scoliosis will always be here and we will always carry its burden, but what we cannot allow is for it to tear us down. We just have to become stronger.
