My Back Story By: MarieMy story begins on August 17, 2011 at about 2:00a.m. when I fell down ourbasement steps. We believe I was sleep walking and fell down the steps in thedark and my husband heard me and found me at the bottom of the steps witha broken bone sticking out of my wrist. […]
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“Life is Short, the Art is Long, The Opportunity Fleeting”….Soraya’s Hippocratic Oath Gift — Explained!
As I shared on my Saturday blog post, I received a generous gift from Soraya, a young lady from Charleston, SC that I helped correct a fairly severe double curve scoliosis a year ago. Soraya is a Greek scholar, and had a special granite carving made, which she explains in her email that I received […]
Memorable Moments Interacting With Precious People This Week
I took a few minutes late this Saturday afternoon to download the photos I have taken over the last 8 days or so on my phone camera. Below is a sample of some of the patients I have seen back at Hey Clinic for their postop follow-up visits at 6 weeks, 6 months and a […]
Should I get my teenager’s scoliosis fixed? Should I get my Adult Scoliosis Fixed? Two Adult Scoliosis Patients I saw This Week Have an Opinion
When and why should you seriously consider encouraging your teenager or young adult to have their scoliosis fixed surgically? Two patients I saw this week have interesting stories that might help. On Wednesday this week, in between surgeries, I saw a Karen, very nice 42 yo athletic young lady who had a history of […]
This past week in review! Seeing Kayla for her 6 week postop check
This blog is a chance for me to reflect on powerful experiences, and memorable patients and families which I don’t want to forget. Life can be so busy, rushing by with one thing after another that probably all of us don’t take enough time to reflect, and be more aware of all of the special […]