Scoliosis Living

Our family lives in the New England area and our daughter wore a Boston Brace for her scoliosis. She started in 2014, wore it 18 hrs/day for a year, then 8-10 hrs for 6 mo. She is now brace-free. We refer to her as Dancer Girl. Her younger sister was also diagnosed with scoliosis (2016). She is referred to as Cello Girl. So far, she does not need a brace. We are not doctors or specialists, and nothing on this page should be taken as medical advice. We are simply sharing our journey.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Redecorating the brace

The stickers and rub-ons lasted much longer than we expected (see previous post about decorating the brace) and Dancer Girl decided it was time to try something new.

We had tried Sharpie pens earlier but she wasn't happy with how the colors went on - too dull I think was the verdict. This time she decided to just go for black line drawings and skip the color.

Those of you who are fans of Hunger Games & Divergent books will recognize the icons she chose to try. I think they turned out quite well!

We covered them with clear tape to see if that helped it last longer. The smudging is from the original drawing process - one of the problems with using any pen on the plastic brace is that it doesn't dry as quickly as on paper and smudges are hard to avoid.

Someone suggested trying crafting vinyl paper. It comes in a variety of colors with an adhesive back and can be cut into any shape you want so it might be a very nice option. If anyone has tried it we would love to see photos!