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Brindee Heaton

Brindee Heaton

July 17, 2020 Patient Stories

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Emme Neumann

Emme Neumann

May 8, 2020 Patient Stories

Life with Scoliosis For an hour my mom and I sat in the car just crying until we had no more tears left. Just an ordinary day for everyone else but for me it felt like the end of the world. After a two hour appointment with a back specialist…...

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Alyssa Edwards

Alyssa Edwards

May 1, 2020 Patient Stories

How Perspective Changes a Thunderstorm I used to be afraid of thunderstorms. The loud, unsettling noises and bright flashes terrified my three-year-old self. Then, one stormy night, my dad took me by the hand and started walking towards the door. I reluctantly followed. We sat in front of the glass…...

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Kaitlyn Boyle

Kaitlyn Boyle

April 24, 2020 Patient Stories

Hi! I’m Kaitlyn I was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 9 at a pediatrician well visit.  The doctor found that I had a lumbar curve in the high 20’s as well as a thoracic curve in the low 20’s.  I immediately began wearing a Providence brace at night. …...

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Meaghan Duggan

Meaghan Duggan

April 20, 2020 Patient Stories

Hello friend,  You have just found out that you have scoliosis.  I know what this is like; I was diagnosed with major advanced double curve idiopathic scoliosis when I was 14 years old.  My Doctor told me at my second appointment, “If your parents don’t brace you immediately, I will…...

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Katie Dowell

Katie Dowell

April 14, 2020 Patient Stories

Hello, My name is Katie Dowell and I am running for Mrs. Texas. Representing Houston County. Which is located in Deep East Texas or like we call it “paradise in the pines”.  I was diagnosed through a routine screening performed at school when I was 11 years old. My first…...

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Kids Health Matters: Getting back in the game after scoliosis surgery

April 9, 2020 In the News

Despite some setbacks, a young girl is back on her feet, doing what she loves and getting back in the game after surgery for scoliosis....

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Sequoia Kriss

Sequoia Kriss

March 23, 2020 Patient Stories

Hello, my name is Sequoia Kriss. I am 17 years old and I had Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis.   It was the summer going into my 6th grade year in elementary school. My sister, Sierra, and I were being silly and dancing to made up music in our heads. As she spun…...

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Kristina Pishulin

Kristina Pishulin

March 16, 2020 Patient Stories

My name is Kristina and I have been dancing ballet and contemporary since I was 3 years old. I had scoliosis with a curve of 51 degrees and it was corrected to 22 with VBT surgery…my pain is eliminated, I feel confident, and most of all, I maintained my flexibility…...

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Katarina Harvey

Katarina Harvey

March 9, 2020 Patient Stories

My name is Katarina Harvey. I was about 11 years old when I first heard the word “scoliosis” and that I had been diagnosed with it.  Being a 11-year-old, I was clueless about what scoliosis was and how it was going to change my life.  Prior to being diagnosed, I…...

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