Forward Movement Magazine Winter Issue 1 2015/2016 | Page 7

AGE
27

LOCATION
Katy, Texas

OCCUPATION

Marketing Specialist/Hair & Makeup Artist

HOBBIES
Dancing, puzzles, trying new restaurants,
and taking my dogs (AKA my babies) on walks.

FUN FACT ABOUT YOURSELF
I have the biggest sweet tooth that can only
be satisfied by lots and lots of chocolate!

When did you first learn you had Scoliosis?
When I was 15 years old during a physical examination
trying out for my high school dance team. The word
“scoliosis’ was foreign to me and sounded almost fatal to my
young, teenage self! After meeting with a doctor, I learned that it
was nowhere near fatal (DUH!), I could still dance (PHEW!), and it just
needed to be regularly monitored.

How did it affect your daily life? Is it painful?
Initially, it didn’t affect me too much; however, the longer I live and more I train, the more
painful it is in my back. I have been to many doctors who all have different suggestions to try to
relieve the pain- but there is no one answer and the scoliosis can’t be reversed. The main thing that
seems to help is getting regular chiropractic adjustments and massages (no complaints here).
Since my spine is shaped like an “S” it makes my whole body a little crooked. One of my
shoulders is higher than the other which makes my hips, waist, and even legs uneven. I simply
have to be aware of this and know that my clothes will fit a little differently than most, that one
of the soles in my shoes will wear down faster than the other, and that I have a good side for
pictures (my right side)!