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    • Part I – Finding out I had scoliosis and what happened next
      • 1. The Defining Moment
      • 2. Meeting Dr. Gray
      • 3. Facing the Truth
      • 4. Old-Dixie
      • 5. Mirror Mirror
      • 6. The Fork in the Road
      • 7. What the heck is wrong with your back?
      • 8.Knowing What to Say
      • 9. The Falling Glass
      • 10. Winded
      • 11. Let Me Tell You About Mauricio
      • 12. Beau
      • 13. The Silent Pain
      • 14. Here’s What Happens When You Do Nothing
      • 15. Sangre Es Sangre
    • Part II – The eternal struggle to get surgery
      • 16. Success: The Struggle Was Real
      • 17. My First Orthopedic Appointment
      • 18. Telling the Family
      • 19. Dr. Mark Sinclair: My Pediatric Orthopedist
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    22. The Abundant Silence

    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… Read more “22. The Abundant Silence”

    27/04/201827/04/2018 by thecurvyspine

    21 Things I’ve Learned from 21 Years of Dealing with Scoliosis

    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.… Read more “21 Things I’ve Learned from 21 Years of Dealing with Scoliosis”

    26/08/201726/08/2017 by thecurvyspine

    19. Dr. Mark Sinclair: My Pediatric Orthopedist

    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… Read more “19. Dr. Mark Sinclair: My Pediatric Orthopedist”

    24/03/201724/03/2017 by thecurvyspine

    18. Telling the Family

    This post is the continuation of post 17. My First Orthopaedic Appointment I pulled down the sunshade and slid open the mirror compartment in my mama’s Toyota… Read more “18. Telling the Family”

    06/02/2017 by thecurvyspine

    17. My First Orthopedic Appointment

    Do you remember where we left off? I think I was telling you about how excited I was that I had found the name of the type… Read more “17. My First Orthopedic Appointment”

    29/12/201627/07/2017 by thecurvyspine

    15. Sangre Es Sangre

    “Sangre es sangre,” “blood is blood”—that’s what my mama always says when speaking about family bonds. For the longest time, I thought that when she said that… Read more “15. Sangre Es Sangre”

    12/11/2016 by thecurvyspine

    The Best Cheat Sheet For When You Love Someone With Scoliosis

    Let’s face it: scoliosis can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. The pain associated with it can be mentally draining at times, and physically demanding… Read more “The Best Cheat Sheet For When You Love Someone With Scoliosis”

    25/10/201625/10/2016 by thecurvyspine

    The 17 Most Important Quotes About Scoliosis You’ll Ever Read

    Here is my list of 17 very important quotes about living with scoliosis. Feel free to print them out or share them with anyone you know living… Read more “The 17 Most Important Quotes About Scoliosis You’ll Ever Read”

    15/10/201615/10/2016 by thecurvyspine

    13. The Silent Pain

    I never saw myself as a writer—not a natural one at least. There are those people who are born to write. You know, the ones whose every… Read more “13. The Silent Pain”

    10/09/201622/10/2016 by thecurvyspine

    12. Beau

    We all have friends in our lives that change us forever. You know, the kind of friend who sticks by you through thick and thin, through the… Read more “12. Beau”

    03/05/2016 by thecurvyspine

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