Hi All! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZHiwiH_wAg
So to start with I'm just going to tell a little bit about me and this blog... I won't go into too much detail because most of what I would say about me will probably go into one of my blogs along the way - but I guess we'll get started!
My full name is Emilie but most of my close friends now call me Millie just because I find it a much cuter name and I'm enrolled in college to that name.
I'm 16 years old and I live in Oxfordshire England.
3 years ago I was treated surgically for Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis by Mr Gavin Bowden who is an incredible man I honestly owe so much to (http://www.consultantspinalsurgeon.co.uk/) and I was treated for my pre-ops at his own surgery and then had my final surgery in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford on the 13th May 2010.
This month of June 2013 I am going to posting a vlog on my youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/White0Rose0) everyday to honour the first ever international scoliosis awareness day (http://www.sauk.org.uk/) on the 29th June and copying the blog onto here, so that it's in more detail and for anyone who would rather read about it than watch it.
Scoliosis is the curvature of the spine which can be caused for several reasons and there are generally 4 methods of treatment, but I'll go more into detail about it in a blog to come.
If you're sat there reading this thinking that you're not really sure the ins and outs of what scoliosis is - you're not alone. It's something that many people ask me what it actually is and half the time they're embarrassed - let me tell you; there's nothing to be embarrassed about because it's simply a case of not enough people know! But that's why we're doing this - to raise awareness. Scoliosis is more common than many people think and in my short time of knowing about it and talking to other people with the condition I've become aware of how serious it is and how many people are affected every day by the condition.
Hopefully this blog will bring a bit of light of knowledge to you, if you're a boy, girl, mum, dad, grandparent, someone who's been through the operation, someone who is about to go through it, someone who is affected by it in any way or someone who is completely unaffected but just wants to learn more. I'm a teenage girl who has been affected by it personally and has seen the affect it has on many people around me and this is my way to reach out to you and let you know from a first hand point of view my story and general information. & if you have any burning questions that you'd like me to answer you can message me personally or add a comment and I will get back to you asap as well as including it in the blogs/vlogs.
So it'd be great if you could hang around & subscribe - there's lots in store and even though some of it should be serious, we'll try to have fun too...
Love, Millie. x
