Scoliosis and 1,046 Nights

In December of 2021 Abigail was diagnosis with scoliosis. (that post is back here)  We were heartbroken. Of course it wasn't life threatening and 'all would be well' but it was one more thing for our little girl to have to deal with with already complicated health issues. 

But we handled it as we always do with no choice really. We just dove in. She got a brace made for her and she started wearing it. 

The first night went really really bad. (that post is back here) 

And then she just did it. Every single night. She wore that brace 1,046 nights. Every single night. 

That brace traveled with us to: 

Boston

The Berkshires 

Vancouver 

College Family Weekends  (many times) 

Branson MO

New York City 

Nantucket 

Sleepovers in Anna's dorm room 

Whistler, BC

Newport, RI

Quebec

Stowe Vermont (lots of times) 

I'm sure there are other travels and overnights I missed but that brace sure traveled a lot! 

And it's got the stickers to prove it. Yes, every time that brace went overnight. Every time it was packed in a suitcase it got a sticker! And it's covered with stickers. 

And then we went to our last scoliosis appointment on December 12, 2024 and that was it. She's done growing so she's done wearing the brace. 

We were pretty pleased about that last appointment! 

Scoliosis will never 'go away'. She's always have a curve in her spine but the bracing is done. We are oh so proud of Abigail for tolerating such an uncomfortable way to sleep. She did it! 

And just so we can remember exactly what it looked like: 

Elevation Worship

It's time for me to catch up a bit with pictures from my phone and this was one fun evening I don't want to forget about. When Anna was home on spring break (last week of February/first week of March) we went to a concert. It was tricky fitting it in on a Tuesday night but so glad we did! 

Elevation Worship was coming to our city and we didn't want to miss it!  It was the perfect time for our family -- we were in the middle of some B I G decisions, some discouragement, come confusion, and as always some exhaustion. It's really all good things but the timing of this couldn't have been more perfect since we knew we were going into a spring filled with life changing events. I feel like this really set us up and reminded us to put our trust in the Lord. 

Here are a few videos I took: