Happy June everyone! Do you know that June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month? It is aimed to increase the awareness about scoliosis condition within the community and promote early detection and intervention. I plan to do something special each week in June to observe national scoliosis awareness month. In the first week of June, I started to use my yoga mat again and learned a couple of new yoga routines. I bought the mat six years ago when I began to take Schroth sessions with my physical therapist. Please share what you plan to do for Scoliosis Awareness Month!

Did you have hard time with your braces? Were you afraid of wearing it to school? Do you wear your brace inside or outside your clothes? ​ I had hard time when I first started to wear brace at 11 years old. As a very self conscious girl, I was trying to get blend into my new middle school. Just thinking of wearing the bulky brace into school made me horrified. I gave my purple brace a name Poppy. With a lovely name, Poppy became less intimidating. On my first day to wear Poppy to school, I hid her under my loose clothes. In front of the mirrors, I made sure she was not noticeable. Yeah, I and Poppy survived the first day with nobody noticing my Poppy! Over the time, I have had six braces. The patterns and colors I selected showed my changing aesthetic taste. From starry night to flowery prints to geometric shapes then to plain color, I grew and so did my braces. I gave each of them a name, as they were friends to witness my scoliosis journey. However, Poppy was the most unique one among all of them. Can you tell who is Poppy?