The best laid plans…

I know I had mentioned last week that I had planned on starting back to blogging about research and article reviews on Scoliosis. I had also made many other plans in my personal and professional life. However, as most of you know, the best laid plans have a way of getting sidelined. Today was our

A few days of peace

Just to update, my trip to see my best friend in Tampa was really, really great. I was nervous leaving the family, but they were in great hands. Do you ever notice, though, that if we get a few days off, we come back to a few days that are WAY more hectic than they

Too many adventures?

Last week I talked about how my daughter is experiencing pain in her back for the first time. Well, a few days later, she started complaining about her brace – the piece that usually came up in front of her right shoulder, to keep it pushed back, was now barely reaching the top of her

Our first experience with back pain

I’ve heard it all along – even though my daughter’s Scoliosis was very severe, it was normal for her NOT to experience pain from it until later in life. Her right side of her thoracic region is a big knot of ribs, muscles, and whatever else is jammed into that small space. But, she has