“Growing Up With Scoliosis”, by Michelle Spray: A Book Review

“Growing up with Scoliosis: A Young Girl’s Story,” by Michelle Spray, was such a pleasure to read.  I really like this book.  The story is interesting and well-written and makes for a nice, easy read for all ages.  This book is great for parents or young Scoliosis patients alike.  I read it in a few

The true adventure is within

The closer we get to my daughter’s surgery (19 days now), the more it feels like it will never arrive.  It’s not that we are excited for it, like when you want Christmas to come and it seems to never arrive.  But, it feels surreal – like we fought it for so long, we tried

Thoughts from my daughter, 3 weeks before surgery…

In her words:   “Hey everyone. I know you have probably heard about my upcoming surgery. I have been getting a lot of support from family and friends. Even strangers, actually. Honestly, it’s a little weird getting all of the attention. You don’t have to stop being attentive (by all means, keep it up!) 🙂

Peer Reviewed Journal Article: One Year Follow-up using Scoliosis Activity Suit

Today is a quick summary of Dr. Mark Morningstar’s article “Outcome Observations in patients using a scoliosis activity suit: A retrospective chart review after one-year follow-up,” in the Journal of Scoliosis Rehabilitation, Oct 4, 2013.  I will try to provide a direct link for you just as soon as I find one. 🙂  This article

The basics of spinal fusion.

After spreading the news last week that my daughter’s surgery had been moved up a few months, I had many people ask me exactly what she was going to have done, so I thought it would be beneficial to do a layperson’s attempt at an explanation.  This article was a bit difficult for me to