2018-04-27 11:52
I didn’t realize how much space silence takes up until it started to consume me, until it started to taunt me. It was 4:45 AM on that cool January morning. Naty, my sister, was driving… Read More
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The Curvy Spine tells my story—a true story—about what it was like to grow up with Scoliosis.
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Each blog post goes into the details of a specific event in my life. You won’t know what happens next unless you keep reading. Every two weeks (roughly, if I have time), I will post the next chapter in the story. Make sure to start from the beginning.
2018-03-05 13:14
Just breathe, I told myself as I slowly began to fade in and out of consciousness. My legs were weak, my body was heavy, my heart slowed as I fell backward and landed on the medical exam bed… Read More
2017-09-21 05:47
When I tell people about having scoliosis, many question the validity, as if my condition isn’t really all that serious. If I go into all the gruesome details, I notice that many look… Read More
2017-08-27 10:25
Music soothes the soul—especially, when all you want to do is hide from the world. As a person living with scoliosis, and the chronic pain that comes with it, there are days when an en… Read More
2017-08-26 07:12
You have to forgive and accept—yourself, mostly.
The use of medical equipment for assistance, such as canes, walking sticks, and back braces, doesn’t change who you are.
High-hee… Read More
2017-08-19 07:43
I asked my closest family and friends to share what they’ve learned from loving a person with scoliosis, and this is what they had to say:
I’ve learned a lot about resilience, an… Read More
2017-08-11 08:59
Dear Lukas-
I can’t believe that you are coming into this world in less than two months. I feel so incredibly lucky, yet terrified that you have chosen me to be your mom.
In the short… Read More
2017-07-29 08:55
Some people say that things happen for a reason. Sometimes you have no idea what that reason is, and sometimes the reason is so obvious you can’t ignore it. Maybe the reason things hap… Read More
2017-05-06 09:40
The future is hard to talk about, because it’s largely unknown. I have no idea what to expect in the next 10 years. I have no idea what to expect the older I get. I’ve searched f… Read More
2017-04-27 11:49
I have scoliosis, and I am fused pretty much all the way up and down my spine, which makes me part bionic. I know, I know, lucky me (ha, just kidding). It’s really not that great. In f… Read More
2017-04-18 07:58
Dear self,
I am going to keep this one short and sweet, because I know how you get when you are in this much pain. You get pretty irritable and it’s okay.
So you are here, again. You a… Read More
2017-03-30 07:31
So, it’s official: I have had spinal fusions, twice, and I am now 14 weeks pregnant (I was 12 weeks when I recovered the video). In my search for guidance and answers about what to exp… Read More
2017-03-24 07:23
The day had finally come to meet Dr. Mark Sinclair. How did it go? Well, it isn’t easy to explain, because somewhere within the past nineteen years my mind has lost sight of this parti… Read More
2017-03-06 12:13
As with all professions out there, there are some amazing people working in the medical field, yet there are also some really horrible ones who leave you wondering how did you make it this f… Read More
2017-02-23 10:27
There are friends who come and go, and there are friends that last a lifetime. No matter what type of friends you find, it is not easy to find the authentic ones. I’ve had to go throug… Read More
2017-02-14 12:29
I can’t imagine it’s easy being you. In fact, I have no clue how you do your job day-in and day-out. You are stuck all day with 30-plus kids in a tiny room, teaching a curriculum… Read More
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