The Life and Style of a Mother Runner with Scoliosis
I approach many things in life with this mindset: I’ll do my best and whatever happens, happens. Living with scoliosis and a fused spine for as long as I have taught me this—and it was also how I embarked on my breastfeeding journey when our daughter was born in late 2023.
Well it’s May in New England and that can mean only one thing: fake spring is still upon us with sprinkles of summer heat here and there!
Last week marked the silver anniversary of my spinal fusion. Twenty-five years of stainless steel rods holding me upright. Twenty-five years of learning (and re-learning) what my body is capable of. Twenty-five years of wearing scar-revealing clothing with pride.
One question I get asked a lot is: can you recommend a running shoe for scoliosis? My response is always “yes, but…”
July might’ve brought the heat (and humidity), but I closed it on a high note—it was my highest mileage month since last September! After months of striving for some semblance of consistency, this small-but-mighty milestone felt like a big win.
Funny story: I actually wrote this a week before our little runner girl was born last October and never got around to publishing it (for obvious reasons). I just stumbled upon it in my drafts and even now at ten months postpartum, much of this still rings true now so I thought I’d share. Disclosure:... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was my 23rd spinal fusion-versary. Twenty-three years of living with rods on my spine, holding it straight, keeping the scoliosis curves at bay. While it all seems like a lifetime ago, not a day goes by where I’m not reminded of what I went through—and that, despite surgery, I still have scoliosis. I don't mean... Continue Reading →
When my husband and I found out we were expecting a baby girl earlier this year, a lot of questions began popping into my head, as I’m sure they do for many first-time parents. Mostly the questions centered around how my back—scoliosis, spinal fusion, and all—would handle the changes my body was about to experience.... Continue Reading →
With each passing year since my spinal fusion (yesterday marks 22!) new aches occasionally pop up reminding me that, while I had corrective surgery, scoliosis is still very much present in my body—and always will be. I’m aware of the usual culprits by now: discomfort on my left side where my upper curve lingers, a... Continue Reading →