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SCOLIOSIS STORIES [SpineKIDS.com Exclusives!] SURGICAL STORIES Abbi's Story [Abbi is from Ireland and writes about her surgical experience.] Alesha's Story [Alesha had two surgeries back to back in 2001.] Ali's Story [Ali wore a brace for a few months and then had surgery in June 2003.] Amanda's Story [Amanda had surgery in July 2005, after wearing a brace and hating it.] Amber's Story [Amber is a college student that has been through two surgeries.] Andrea's Story [Andrea went through a few different braces before having surgery.] Ashley's Story [Ashley's mom tells us about her 10 year old daughter who had fusion surgery.] Ashley's Story [Ashley chronicled her surgery in diary format.] Becca's Story [Becca's mom sent us this story from their local newspaper about her courageous daughter.] Candace's Story [Candace tells us about her diagnosis, bracing and surgery] Ceci's Story [Ceci was diagnosed at 7 years old and had surgery years later in September of 2003.] Corey's Story [Corey was one of the original SpineKIDS on our message boards.] Courtney's Story [Courtney tells a very emotional story about her surgical experience.] Emilie's Story [Emilie was diagnosed at 5 years old has had two surgeries. She includes before and after photos.] Emily's Story [Emily is scheduled for surgery in September 2006 and includes her "before" photos of her spine.] Esther's Story [Esther is from New Zealand and is almost 2 years post-op.] Harry's Story [Harry is a brave 9 year old who has congenital scoliosis and has had 10 surgeries.] Izzie's Story [Izzie was diagnosed with scoliosis at age 4. Now 17, she has had a number of surgeries.] Jade's Story [Jade had surgery in January 2004 and sent us a very well-written account of what she went through.] Jamie's Story [Jamie had surgery in March 2006 and continues to wear a brace.] Jesse's Story [This story about a special young boy is told by his foster mom, Punya.] Jessica's Story [Jessica found out about her scoliosis in 6th grade and had surgery in May 2005.] Jodie's Story [Jodie writes about her recent diagnosis and surgical experience.] John's Story [John is one of very few guys we see here on SpineKIDS. He had surgery in July 2005.] Kari's Story [Kari describes her surgical experience.] Katelyn's Story [Katelyn had surgery in July 2006 and includes before and after pictures of her back.] Kati's Story [Kati had surgery in June 2004. She shares her story with photos of her time in the hospital.] Kayla's Story [Kayla shares her recent surgical experience.] Lindsay's Story [Lindsay is going for surgery in the middle of May 2004.] Lindsey's Story [Lindsey had surgery in the beginning of June 2005.] Lauren's Story [Lauren is a frequent contributor to the message boards and has been through bracing and surgery.] Krista's Story [Krista is a very active girl who recovered from her surgery quickly.] Martha's Story [Martha tells us her story from the time she first found out to seven weeks after her surgery.] Mihai's Story [Mihai is from Romania. She had surgery after unsuccessful bracing.] Molly's Story [Molly was born with a very rare 120 degree curve - the 2nd worst scoliosis case known.] Morgan's Story [Morgan's story is the first Scoli Story we received. Thanks Morgan!] Natalie's Story [Natalie writes for us from England with a well-chronicled surgery story.] Natalie's Story [Natalie had surgery in November 2005.] Rowena's Story [Rowena was born with Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis and now has written her candid thoughts as an adult.] Samantha's Story [Samantha had surgery in July 2006 and has a post op brace.] Sarah's Story [Sarah kept a diary of her experience during her surgery.] Shane's Story [Shane is a brave guy who has been through 2 surgeries to correct his curvature.] Shannon's Story [Shannon had surgery in July 2006 and has had some medical problems since.] Shannon's Story [Shannon had a brace, went to a chiropractor and recently had surgery in May 2005.] Tim's Story [Tim's dad sends us annual post up updates to Tim's story. Read year 2.] BRACING STORIES Abbey's Story [Abbey has had a brace since Fall 2005.] Abby's Story [Abby is one of the youngest of our SpineKIDS and wears a Boston brace.] Alyssa's Story [Alyssa is a sixth-grader who writes about when she got her brace.] Atlanta's Story [Atlanta is a 14 year old who writes about her bracing experience.] Bailey's Story [Bailey has been wearing a brace since 2nd grade, and is likely having surgery soon.] Bekah's Story [Bekah has worn a few different braces over the years, but is currently in a Boston.] Brianna's Story [Brianna was diagnosed at 9 years old and is currently wearing a brace.] Caitlin's Story [Caitlin just recently got her diagnosis and is currently wearing a brace.] Cassity's Story [Cassity submitted an excellent story about her Kyphosis diagnosis and bracing experience.] NEW! Courtney's Story [Courtney has a great attitude about her scoliosis.] Courtney's Story [Courtney talks about her bracing experience.] Emily's Story [Emily is in 1st grade and just got her first brace.] Emily's Story [Emily is an 8 year old that has a brace.] Emily's Story [Emily recently found out that she needs a brace.] Erin's Story [Erin was awaiting bracing to find out she needs surgery sooner than later.] Evan's Story [Evan's mom talks about plaster casting and the Infantile Scoliosis Outreach Program.] Felicia's Story [Felicia chronicles her appointments with different specialists.] Hannah's Story [Hannah has been wearing a Boston brace since she was 11 years old.] Hailey's Story [Hailey talks about her positive surgical experience.] Heather's Story [An xray for pneumonia led Heather to her diagnosis of scoliosis.] James' Story [James' mom tells the story of her brave 5-year old and his TLSO.] Jairys' Story [Jairys is a young woman who wears a Boston brace with a very positive attitude.] Jessica's Story [Jessica is patiently waiting to have surgery in November 2007.] Jessica's Story [Jessica had surgery in August 2003.] Jordan's Story [Jordan has been wearing a brace unsuccessfully and is going for surgical consult in June 2005.] Julianne's Story [Julianne is a brave 11 year old who has Chiari Malformation along with her Scoliosis.] Kara's Story [Kara is a few degrees shy of having surgery and awaiting an appt in Aug 2008.] NEW! Kayla's Story [Kayla writes about her bracing and is being checked every 3 months.] Kerriann's Story [Kerriann is a having surgery in September 2006.] Kolleen's Story [Kolleen is wearing a brace and waiting for her next appt.] Lacey's Story [Lacey's mom wrote in about her experience with her daughter's scoliosis.] Laura's Story [Laura discusses the surgery she went through for Chiari Malformation.] Leelee's Story [Leelee is a frequent contributor to the message boards who wore a brace for 4 years.] Lia's Story [Lia shares her amazing attitude with readers.] Mia's Story [Mia has been wearing a brace since 2004.] Maggie's Story [Maggie wears a brace and will know more about her prognosis in June 2004.] Maria's Story [Maria found out about her scoliosis last year and is now waiting for her brace.] Marley's Story [Marley is having success managing her curve using a brace.] Matthew's Story [Matthew is a brave 3 year old who's story is told by his mom.] Melissa's Story [Melissa was non-compliant with her brace and had surgery in June 2006.] Melissa's Story [Melissa is anxiously awaiting her surgery in January 2008.] Nicky's Story [Nicky's mom shares her experience with her 2 1/2-year son's infantile idiopathic scoliosis.] Paige's Story [Paige shares her surgical experience from November 2007.] Rachel's Story [Rachel tells about her bracing experience and describes the casting experience really well.] Samantha's Story [Samantha recently found out about her scoliosis in Winter 2005 and is wearing a brace.] NEW! Sheridan's Story [Sheridan has a Charleston brace and is hoping for surgery.] Sierra's Story [Sierra is an amazing person who has Muscular Dystrophy in addition to scoliosis.] Sina's Story [Sina had surgery in early 2004 and has kept us up to date on her progress.] Sophie's Story [Sophie is a 12 year old who writes about her surgical experience in the UK.] Stacia's Story [Stacia was diagnosed during a school screening in 7th grade and is having surgery in July 2005.] Stephanie's Story [Stephanie is a 13 year old who has been wearing a brace for two years.] Vernel's Story [Vernel lives in the Carribean and has to travel to Trinidad for treatment.] Wanda's Story [Wanda is scheduled for surgery in June 2006.] Allison's Story [Allison's surgery was in the summer of 1997. She has an enlightening section on 'things she was never told.'] Amanda's Story [A 16-year old gymnast who underwent scoliosis surgery.] Braydon's Story [A touching chronicle of a boy's battle with congential scoliosis from infancy. His mom, Carmell, is a frequent visitor to the SpineKIDS Message Boards.] Bridget's Story [A story told from her mom's point of view.] Carrie's Story [Carrie's story includes photos of her curved back before surgery.] Chelsea's Story [Chelsea includes some key advice that you may not hear anyplace else.] Corbin's Story [Corbin was born with congenital scoliosis and awaiting his first VEPTR surgery.] Courtney's Story [Courtney has been through both bracing and surgery and has a great attitude.] Dani's Story [Dani is a competitve swimmer who had scoliosis surgery in November 2000.] Iris' Story [Iris is a 19 year old female who was diagnosed with scoliosis in May 1998.] Jeanne's Story [Jeanne talks about her more rare form of congential scoliosis.] Justin's Story [A boy who had surgery in 1999.] Kelly's Story [Kelly's got a whole site on the subject! She calls it 'Curvaceous' after her scoli experience.] Kristen's Story [A very well-written story of Kristen's scoliosis experience.] NEW! Naomi's Story [Naomi's dad Richard has kept a blog regarding his 7-year old's diagnosis and surgery.] "Natalie's Brace" ["Natalie's Brace" has great photo albums that show the process of getting her brace .] NEW! Nathan's Story [Nathan's mom Cara sent us before and after articles about her son's Vertebral Stapling surgery.] Nicole's Story [Nicole started wearing a brace in 5th grade and had surgery in the summer after 8th grade.] Patti's Story [Patti's story as told by her mom.] Stacey's Story [Stacey's writes candidly about her experience wearing a brace from age 11 - 13.] Stephanie's Top 20s [Stephanie made up two top 20 lists: "Top 20 Best Excuses for not Wearing Your Brace" and "Top 20 Best Explanations for the question 'What's that thing under your shirt?'."] Susan's Story [Susan is 23 now and chronicles her life with scoliosis and how her fusion surgery changed her life.] If you'd like to be featured as a SpineKIDS scoliosis story, please email us at REFERENCE LIBRARY Scottish Rite Hospital- Scoliosis [TSRHC is a leader is scoliosis research and treatments. n April 2007, researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children identified the first gene associated with idiopathic scoliosis, CHD7. The medical breakthrough was the result of a 10-year study and is outlined in the May 2007 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.] LivingWithScoliosis.com [Natalie was diagnosed at 13. Now in her 20s, she has a site dedicated to helping others.] iScoliosis.com [A comprehensive site that is provided by medical technology company, Medtronic Sofamor Danek.] Scoliosis Can Be Treated - KidsHealth.org [A thorough article about scoliosis and possible treatments.] Scoliosis Condition Center - SpineUniverse.com [A library of articles regarding scoliosis diagnosis and treatments.] Scoliosis World [A link-based site that indexes many different scoliosis topics.] ScoliosisLife.net [A great support group for scoliosis patients of all ages.] Spine-Health.com [An article called Understanding Ideopathic Scoliosis.] PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS Scoliosis Research Society The Adolescent Scoliosis Society of North America The National Scoliosis Foundation The Scoliosis Association Infantile Scoliosis Outreach Program NEW! Vertebral Body Stapling Support and Information [A support website founded by three moms with children who have scoliosis and have had Vertebral Body Stapling.] And be sure to check out the SpineKIDS.com Bookstore.
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