·         It was a fantastic day and I don’t think it could have gone better. ·         He measured 5 foot 9 and a half inches.   We have...

It’s hard to believe that on 9/27, we will hit the 2 year mark of his VBT surgery. It obviously was life changing for him because even...

I can’t even begin to express the joy…. Scoliosis curve now at a 15. Yes, I said 15. By the way, pre surgery was 53, for those unaware....

We saw Nicole Tweedy today (Dr. Dan’s nurse practitioner) and Mel (don’t know her title). Mel and Nicole were super thrilled with how...

“Mom it’s kind of like I had an out of body experience” and Alli is the one who said that… the one who, prior to, couldn’t care less...

It’s not often I get to see my (almost) 15-year-old son genuinely smile. But I sure did today. Dream Factory is an organization we...

I swear, we stand back to back once a week. We check our height, waiting for that moment when he's passed me up. It's here ! Yes, he we...

Too long to read? He’s now 5 ft 7.5 inches (half an inch away from his mom). Saunders Scale still 3 A. Curve in “low 20’s”. All good...

We just got the call from MU - HE'S RELEASED!!! He was still asleep so I put his dad on speaker, his sis was next to me, I told him he is...

Today is Christmas Eve for the Arnold Family. Brett’s 12-week release appointment was supposed to be tomorrow, but with the impending...

Everything is perfect - all the equipment is still in (10 screws and a tether). Curve is just the same as when he left surgery, Saunders...

Today marks the start of week 7!  YAY!  Why is that a big deal?  That means we are half way through our  12 weeks of no...

Shame on me for not posting earlier. It’s just been a little crazy. We’re now 18 days out from surgery and Brett is doing amazing! (No...

God blessed our socks off!! From the prayers, texts, hugs, love, waiting room companionship, and even cookies, we have never felt so...

One of the times it is good to be a sports fan. The nurse found out he liked 🏈. There is a 501(c) called “Playing 4 Hope” out of...

.... of the rest of his life. (Quote stollen from his Great Aunt Sherri) And what a great day it has been already. He woke up this...

Finally got to our boy!! He is waking up but still super sleepy but everything, blood work and drainage all looks good. The deflated lung...

He just sat with us (this is the tether doc) and showed us pictures of the anchors he put in. Total of 10. He said Brett did great with...

Anesthesiologist just came out and said Dr. Dan Is tightening all the anchors down now. So there you go. Imagine that ... Brett is right...

“Making progress” is latest update