The Boston brace seems like a distant memory in some ways, but scoliosis rears it's head now & then to remind us of that time in her life. Her back occasionally hurts when she tries something new in dance, but for the most part she is able to anticipate and avoid extra stress on her curve. She now manages her scoliosis rather than letting it control her. (Cello Girl is a sophomore in high school. She has had no further progression and will not need to wear a brace. She also continues to dance).Recently, as part of an art project, Dancer Girl did a series of paintings depicting the beauty in a variety of disabilities & difficulties. One of them was of a Boston back brace. It brought me to tears that she could make something so beautiful out of a painful time in her life, that she could learn from it and even be inspired to create a work of art.
Another favorite was of a ballet dancer that has a prosthetic leg. She dances en Pointe. The painting is based on a real person Dance Girl heard about. If that's not inspirational, I don't know what is!
We won't be posting here anymore but we will keep it available in case someone stumbles across it and finds it helpful. We were thankful for those before us who shared their experiences and are happy to be able to do the same in some small way.
We wish you peace and joy, even in the midst of the pain and difficulties that can come with scoliosis. You can come through it stronger than before. I've seen it happen in our own home...
