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Ryan’s Story
Maggie’s Story
Nora’s Story
Eliana’s Story
Moriah’s Story
Rocco’s Story
Alyssa’s Story
When Alyssa was around a year old, my husband and I started noticing that her shoulders were a bit uneven, shoulder blade and rib cage protruded and her torso was […]
Antonio’s Story
Antonio was born on December 6,1998. As soon as he was born, he didn’t look quite right so the doctors were rushed in and he was put in the NICU. […]
Erin’s Story
Erin was born on February 2, 2002. It would have been her Maternal Great Grandmother’s 95th birthday, and Erin was the first girl on the paternal side of the family […]
Starla’s Story
In June of 2012, I noticed Starla’s back was forming oddly. I didn’t know at the time that was a rib hump. She was nearly 6 months old then. Many […]
Devyn’s Story
Devyn was born October 3rd, 2005. The pregnancy and delivery were anything but normal. I had a sub-chorionic bleed until my 5th month of pregnancy that almost caused me to […]
Lily’s Story
Lily was born April 12 2004. She was diagnosed with plageocephaly at approximately 8 months of age. She was placed in a corrective helmet by the orthopedic physician, which was […]
Siobhan’s Story
Siobhan was born June 9th 1999 in Vancouver, Canada, 4 days late. Her birth was normal. We noticed at about 4-6 months old that she didn’t bear weight and, when […]
Kylie’s Story
Kylie Anne Lether was born August 8, 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She weighed 6lbs. 10oz. and was 21 ½ inches long. She was born with Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis […]
Hadley’s Story
Hadley was born in May 2007. She was born perfectly healthy. Around the age of 5 months, I (mom) saw that one side of Hadley’s ribs were bulging out. I […]
Ryan’s Story
After 5 years of trying to have a baby, God blessed us with twin boys. My pregnancy was full of uneasy feelings and lots of “what ifs”. There were many […]
Bridget’s Story
Our daughter Bridget was born on the 22.2.01. She is the fourth child in our family and her two brothers and one sister were over the moon at having a […]
Savannah’s Story
January 3, 2014 – Savanna is a super sweet, super cute 18.5 month old little girl. She will be 19 months when she gets her first cast. Why does she […]
Grace’s Story
On April 19, 2006 my husband and I went in for our routine 20 week ultrasound. Long story short and many tears later, we were told our daughter would be […]
Charlee’s Story
Our daughter, Charlee, was a healthy, happy baby. She met all her milestones and was very smart for her age. Everyone who has ever met Charlee loves her funny, happy […]
Sofía Egües – en Español
La pequeña Sofía Egües de 3 años sufre de escoliosis infantil progresiva. En noviembre del 2012, a pesar de haber recibido tratamiento con un corsé durante sus primeros años de […]
Sofía Egües – In English
Por favor lea aquí para obtener información que puede salvar la vida de su niño. (Please read here to get info that could save your child’s life) Little Sofia takes […]
Cameron & Dylan’s Story
My story is about two of the sweetest little boys you’ll ever meet. Cameron (8yrs.) and Dylan (5yrs.) The two brothers have many things in common, such as huge smiles […]
Cole’s Story
Cole was born on January 3rd, 2008, 1 hour before his due date, after an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery. He received 10’s on his APGAR. The only funny thing about […]
Aly’s Story
Alexandra (Aly) was born in May 2010 by c-section after a normal pregnancy. She was big, healthy and beautiful! Around 10 months old, while bathing her, her dad and I […]
Avery’s Story
Avery was born on October 8th 2009, weighing 3lbs 2oz. She and her twin sister Addison were 10 weeks early. Avery was my eager one and is the one that […]
Camden’s Story
When we walk by a stranger in the grocery store or in public, Camden will be the first to try to talk to a stranger or someone will lay their […]
Breann’s Story
Breann was born in 1997. She was approximately five weeks premature and weighed 2420 g length 49 cm, head Her Apgar scores were 8. She was noted to cry spontaneously […]
Hunter’s Story
Everyone thinks that their baby is beautiful and perfect from the first time they gaze into their eyes, and we were no exception. Hunter was born on September 7, 2012, […]
Sophia’s Story
Jackson’s Story
Everyone who meets my son, Jackson, immediately thinks he is quite the charmer! I sincerely believe that is partially due to his innate personality, and partially due to the resilience […]
Brayden’s Story
We were so excited when we found out we were pregnant with our first child! On Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, Brayden Richard was born via c-section at 11:33 am. He […]
Olive’s Story
Our daughter, Olive, was born on September 22, 2010 at 3:46pm. She was full term with no complications, aside from the umbilical cord being around her neck right as she […]
Jake’s Story
Jake was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 3 ½ months old when an x-ray was taken to rule out pneumonia. My maternal instincts, however, told me something was not quite […]
Jake’s Story – From Crooked to Cured
Seattle, WA – Our son Jake was about three months old when an X-ray revealed he had a 22-degree curve of his spine. We saw an orthopedist, who ordered an […]
Life With Casts: “Flossing” to Maintain Skin Integrity
Maintaining skin integrity while your child is in a cast will keep them comfortable and reduce the risk of skin problems and irritations. The “Flossing” process is recommended for children […]
Cole’s Story
Cole was born at 36 weeks gestation as a healthy and happy 4.5 lb. baby on March 9, 2005. He has a fraternal twin brother named Jack who does not […]
Brooke’s Story
Brooke was born on July 7th, 2001. At 4 months old , intuition told me something was not quite right. At 6 months old, I noticed that her back was […]
Olivia’s Story
Olivia’s Story After two years of extensive research, I was finally able to locate the only person on the planet willing and able to help my child. Unfortunately, he lives […]
Madison’s Story
Madison was born full term by cesarean section on August 26, 2003. At birth, her pediatrician noticed a click in her left hip. An orthopedist was called in, and she […]
Rylie’s Story
Rylie was born January 29, 2006, full term by cesarean section. She was a healthy 5lb 14oz little girl. Three weeks after Rylie was born my mother brought to my […]
Dylan’s Story
Dylan was born in October of 2006. He was born 3 months premature for unknown reasons. I had no complications during the pregnancy, but started dilating and having contractions at […]
Evan’s Story
Evan was born August 7, 2005, four weeks early, but overall, a wonderfully healthy baby boy. As a mother, I thought that my baby boy was just perfect! I did, however, […]
Evan’s Story
Our son Evan was born on March 20, 2006. We could not believe how beautiful he was, and there was no missing his gorgeous eyes. We really weren’t aware that […]
Finn’s Story
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominant will.” Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) My son Finn is the very essence of the word strength. He is […]
Makenna’s Story
Makenna was born on March 27th, 2007 weighing 5 lbs, 3 oz. Although this perfect, beautiful, baby girl was born four weeks early, she passed the newborn tests with flying […]
Isabell’s Story
Isabella was born in April 2006 by c-section. She was full term and weighed 8 pounds 4.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. My pregnancy was what I would call […]
Spotlight On: Teresa
Teresa was born in August 2006 weighing 9lb 8oz, the second largest of her five siblings (who are all boys!). Shortly after birth, she began to have frequent spitting-up episodes […]
Londynn’s Story
Our baby came into the world on January 9, 2009. She was perfect, a petite little doll. From the beginning whenever she was laying down or holding her she always […]
Marcela’s Story
Marcela is one of the happiest little girls you’ll ever meet. Since the moment she was born in May of 2008, she was not only the happiest of babies, but […]
Levi’s Story
Levi was born on February 23rd at 38 weeks gestation. He was a perfect 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. Everything about his birth was “normal” however one […]
Tyler’s Story
Tyler was diagnosed with progressive infantile scoliosis in December of 2002.. His thoracic curve was measured in the high 20’s, and progressed to the high 30’s within a couple of […]
Ian’s Story
Our son Ian was born on August 15, 2004. He was a full term baby and appeared to be a very healthy baby boy. Just before his 6 month well-baby […]
Nathan’s Story
NATHANS HEART Our beautiful little boy was born on the 3rd of November 2002. He was our first child and he looked absolutely beautiful. The midwives felt Nathan looked blue […]
Nick’s Story
