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Kate Lin’s Patient Story

My name is Kate Lin. At my wellness visit in December 2021, while still navigating the aftermath of the pandemic and adjusting to the challenges of 6th grade — the beginning of Junior High in my town — I received a life-changing diagnosis: Idiopathic Scoliosis. As a competitive dancer and…...

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Arianna Ford’s Patient Story

My name is Arianna Ford. At just 10 years old, I was diagnosed with scoliosis. A word I didn’t fully understand at the time, but one that would shape my journey for years to come. In 2017, my condition progressed, and I was officially diagnosed with thoracic-lumbar scoliosis at a…...

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Natalie Jiang’s Patient Story

My name is Natalie Jiang. When I was nine, my sister was diagnosed with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She wore a Wilmington brace for a year and a half, during which I witnessed her discomfort while wearing her new shell. Despite feeling empathy for her struggles,...

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Elena Roloff’s Patient Story

My name is Elena Roloff, and my Scoliosis story began in mid July at a waterpark in Wisconsin, with a twelve year old version of myself. While I was preparing to showcase an epic cannonball into the shallow pool cramped with more bodies than water, my 16-year-old sister blurted, with…...

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Julia Curtis’s Patient Story

Hi, my name is Julia Curtis, and I love to sing, paint, shop, and travel. I also have idiopathic adolescent scoliosis. I remember vividly the day my pediatrician ordered x-rays for my back after suspecting I might have scoliosis when I was 12. Sure enough, I would need bracing to…...

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Ashlyn Cordes’s Patient Story

Discover Ashlyn Cordes's inspiring scoliosis journey and how she found strength through challenges during her junior high years....

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Phoebe Fan’s Patient Story

My name is Phoebe Fan. A month of limping and uneven shoulders at eight years old cost me six years of physical therapy, four years of bracing, and seven years of a writhing twist in me that all the bracing and therapy never reached. Seven years ago, my mom suspected…...

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Traci Miele’s Patient Story

My story started in 1991. At 11 years old, I was hospitalized for severe dehydration (totally normal for me after nasty stomach bugs!). When the Dr. put the stethoscope on my back to listen to my lungs, he looked up and asked my dad if I had scoliosis. My dad…...

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Jack F’s Patient Story

My adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a case of initial missed diagnosis. Nearly 14 years old, I experienced a rapid growth spurt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Classes were remote and without my long commute into school, the recommended 9 hours of sleep was finally within my reach. The slight rib hump…...

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Aarushi Sheth’s Patient Story

Hi! My name is Aarushi Sheth and I was diagnosed with Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis of thoracolumbar region when I was 12, during the summer of 2020. It started with a routine check up with my pediatrician, where the doctor told me I had scoliosis. He told me that it didn’t…...

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