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Hello,

My name is Shauna Leamy. My Children are Kieran Leamy, Kelsey Leamy and a baby

due in April who we are planning on naming at this time. My husband is

. We live in Sooke BC, Canada.

My son Kieran has had scoliosis since he was born, but was not diagnosed until

he was 4 months old, Christmas of 2008. He is now 18 months old. His treatment

has been " wait and see " until very recently and his curve is now 71 degrees

(0.05 degrees from 72, usually stated as 72 by doctor.) He is in his first

brace, custom made as the boston brace company had no brace for him. We are

just starting to explore treatment options and the possibility of a congenital

condition existing.

We are hoping for the very best outcomes for our son, but it feels like time is

passing so fast. We're starting to reach out to medical professionals beyond

the doctor in our area, whose professional opinion of best treatment has been

" wait and see " and finishes all his notes with " I expect his curve will in time

fully self correct. " and does not believe in diagnostics. In my opinion, in the

last week or two, he has reevaluated this rosy view of infantile scoliosis, but

we are still several weeks off from seeing him again. In the mean time we are

being referred to a medical professional in a bigger center, in Vancouver,

although we don't really know what to think of the kinds of treatments he

prefers until we know more about why our son has scoliosis and we are exploring

the direction of the Shriners.

My husband has also recently joined the group too. We are very glad to be a part

of this group and look forward to getting better acquainted.

The journeys I have read so far on this group are amazing, and so full of

success, valuable and critical information, and good advice. The journeys of

your children I have read are amazing too and very comforting. Thank you for

having me in your group and I am so very pleased to meet you all.