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A Mother’s Journey: Lilian Karas’s Story

I was in total disbelief.  Georgia had bent forward to pick up a piece of clothing she had just changed out of.  Normally her long brown hair would cascade over her back, but this time her hair was pulled up, exposing the unevenness of her back.  Immediately, my thoughts were…...

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Sadie Rubin’s Patient Story

Hi! My name is Sadie Rubin and I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. My whole life I grew up spending long hours in the dance studio where I danced my little heart out. Whether it was stretching, conditioning, technique, or choreography I always was up for the challenge…...

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A Mother’s Journey: Jyoti Baldawa’s Story

When your child is diagnosed with something you’ve never even heard of, the world suddenly becomes a very confusing and frightening place. That was my world the day we were told our little Diya, just four years old at the time, had idiopathic scoliosis....

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Casey Blickenstaff’s Patient Story

I developed scoliosis in childhood, but I wasn’t formally diagnosed until my teenage years. Like many kids, I was prescribed a brace and told to wear it for long hours each day. I hated it....

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Sophia Finamore’s Patient Story

It was the summer going into 8th grade. My mom was driving my brother and I to the doctor’s office for our yearly checkup. Obviously, I hate visiting the doctor’s office, but I did like being reassured that I was healthy....

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Joelle Downes

Sitting in the doctor's office, I braced myself for the news. When she said those words matter-of-factly, "We’re going to need to put you in a brace. You’ll need to wear it 18-20 hours a day. It might help, but it might not," I couldn’t hold back my tears. I…...

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Patient Story: Ella Etemovic

It was the year of 2020 when I was 12 years old that I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I remember looking in the mirror and seeing how my waist, hips and shoulders were uneven, and I had a rib hump. 12-year-old me did not even know what scoliosis was and…...

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Patient Story: Simrena Atwal

Hello, I am Simrena Atwal, and I underwent Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) surgery at the age of 11. My journey through scoliosis felt like a rollercoaster ride I never wanted to be on. The pain hurt so much that I thought I couldn't handle it at times. I was terrified…...

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Patient Story: Anna Verhoef

Throughout my childhood, I maintained my fighter spirit in overcoming my condition. I started to love playing soccer, and despite my condition, I continued to play the sport I love whilst being cautious of my condition. In light of all this, I received much reassurance from my friend's sister who…...

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Patient Story: Sophia Ling

Hi, my name is Sophia. I’m 14 years old from Hong Kong, and I was diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at age 12. I was prescribed a full-time WCR brace and physical therapy. I had heard from the doctors that scoliosis was something that couldn’t be cured, and the best…...

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