My brother has scoliosis that was caused by Friedrich's ataxia, which is a degenerative disease similar to muscular dystrophy. Currently his spine has a 45 degree curve and the doctors he's seeing have mentioned surgery.
He seems to be okay with the idea of surgery, but it's a scary proposition. He's not going to get any better on his own obviously, and we all want to see him live as good of a life as he can. One day he'll most likely be wheelchair bound, but his progression so far has been slower than average, which is encouraging news.
If he does go through with the surgery, how long of a recovery is typical? What kind of things can we do to help him after his surgery?
Also, I see you're a flames fan. I live in Edmonton, here's hoping that both our teams improve and we can get a competitive battle of Alberta going again. Maybe even steal a couple playoff spots from the California teams :)
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My brother has scoliosis that was caused by Friedrich's ataxia, which is a degenerative disease similar to muscular dystrophy. Currently his spine has a 45 degree curve and the doctors he's seeing have mentioned surgery.
He seems to be okay with the idea of surgery, but it's a scary proposition. He's not going to get any better on his own obviously, and we all want to see him live as good of a life as he can. One day he'll most likely be wheelchair bound, but his progression so far has been slower than average, which is encouraging news.
If he does go through with the surgery, how long of a recovery is typical? What kind of things can we do to help him after his surgery?
Also, I see you're a flames fan. I live in Edmonton, here's hoping that both our teams improve and we can get a competitive battle of Alberta going again. Maybe even steal a couple playoff spots from the California teams :)
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