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Patient Stories

Keegan Connor

When I was younger, I thought scoliosis had to do with your skull.  Little did I know I would experience the true meaning of a curved spine....

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Christina D’alessandro

At 9 years old I was diagnosed with scoliosis and being 9 years old I really did not have a clue what I was in store for....

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Ashley Szoke

On December 12, 2018, my life changed. I underwent spinal fusion surgery. I never thought I would be at this point, after endless hot nights in my brace, days after school in which I went to physical therapy, I always thought "I will get through this, I will beat scoliosis....

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Rose Carr

Hey there! My name is Rose, and this is a summary of my scoliosis story! In the summer of 2018 at the age of 12, I was diagnosed with type 4 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis after seeing a Pediatrician and an Orthopedic Surgeon who specialized in spinal deformities....

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Charlee Fraser

Charlee Fraser is an Indigenous Australian international supermodel that has scoliosis. Charlee has walked the catwalk for some of the most famous designers and graced the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire and many more....

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Kaitlyn Sequeria

Hi! My name is Kaitlyn. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 12. I was told that I had a 57-degree curvature in my spine, and I would need surgery to correct it....

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Ava Tyler

In October of 2017, I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, which means that at some point during my growth my spine developed a large curve, instead of growing in a linear direction....

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Joyce Sierra

I am Joyce Arrieta Sierra, I am from Barranquilla, Colombia and I have lived in Miami for 5 years....

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Stephanie Tam

The day that I found out that I had scoliosis was not the worst day of my life. Not what you were expecting, right? Likewise, the journey I had...

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Lauren Higginson

I was thirteen. It was “that day” that would forever change the rest of my life. Gym class was interrupted so that a nurse could screen everyone for scoliosis, whatever that was....

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