In this serial blog, Martha’s Healing Journey, Martha Carter talks about her personal journey, beginning with her diagnosis of scoliosis at age 13, all the way through her Harrington rod removal, along with sharing her past and ongoing in-depth explorations and discoveries with many different healing modalities and health practitioners.
We encourage you to start with Part 1.
Part 51 of Martha’s Healing Journey
… “Also, where is the data? How many of us are there? Where is the support network? The information booklets? Who is around to help us navigate aging safely years after surgery? … Then again, maybe that makes sense? After all, we are the first aging cohort ever living this reality. Maybe we’re the ones who have to create the playbook.” …
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… “And that is my point: they FUSE the spine to keep it from MOVING… to stop it from bending or twisting and giving into impact. The fused vertebrae grow into one fused bone...It is an extremely invasive surgery, transforming the body from the inside out and impacting all of its systems forever more.” …
Read MorePart 27 of Martha’s Healing Journey
Recently, thanks to my work doing private consultations, classes, workshops and retreats, I have been meeting many wonderful ‘scoliotics’ and ‘fusioneers’. I am always amazed at the stories we share, and I continue to admire the incredible resilience shown by every single person with this confounding condition.
Recently, I worked with a lovely woman in her mid-50s, who has lived and survived a very similar scoliosis story to me - more or less.
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