“Making progress” is latest update

Later start than planned. It's because they had ANOTHER VBT this morning. He is in great spirits and great hands. It will be a late...

We heard from the hospital today For family: Location University Hospital; One Hospital Dr; Columbia MO Both pre and post op - only two...

Good news! No more brace! Nikki (Dr. Dan’s assistant) said that since we’re so close to surgery (the 27th), that he doesn’t have to...

Update on Brett: he did his PFT this morning -pulmonary function test. It is a LOT of breathing into a tube. It was fascinating to watch...

We had a scoliosis checkup this morning with Dr. Hoernschemeyer. Today’s goal was to check the brace (make sure it’s fitting him right...

As most of you know Brett is having Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) surgery on (tentative) August 23. This is a very new procedure which...

Ever since his scoliosis diagnosis at the age of 7, we never wanted surgery for our boy. So we “braced up” starting at age 9. This past...

Today marked, probably our worst day since the scoliosis diagnosis just over 4 years ago. Brett has been in a brace now for 4 years,...

Brett's quarterly spine checkup: he has grown AN INCH AND A HALF since June with... no change to the spine. Yay! Dr. Bridwell, you can...

Mercy, where does time go? Next month marks 3 years of Brett and his scoliosis journey wearing a back brace. We are so thankful for Dr....

Today, Brett left Brace #1 in the dust. We drove up to BJC and he was fitted for brace #2. He inspires me with his attitude. He came out...

Update on Brett from today: (Previous one below) He just visited with Dr. Bridwell, Orthopedic Surgeon at Washing University – We...

I’m trying to keep my tone very neutral in this because keep in mind, Dr. Bridwell is an Orthopedic Surgeon.  So as you can imagine, his...

Brett’s appointment with Dr. Bridwell (Orthopedic Surgeon at Washington University) was Thursday, January 10th, and I’m just now getting...

Today was the 6 month check-up.  That means he's been wearing the brace for 6 months now. All looks good.  No movement on curve (which is...

The visit with Dr. Bridwell couldn’t have gone any better.  This was just simply an x-ray, with the brace on, to ensure the...

We are on day 6, therefore he wore it today for 6 hours. Jeff showed up at school to put the brace on him around 11.. We took it off of...

He got it! We had to stop at Ikea to make it a fun trip to St. Louis. His response? "mom look! I can now play the drums on my stomach!"...

So it didn't go the best but it could have gone worse. .. that's the way we have to look at life sometimes instead of throwing a pitty...