The past few weeks I have started watching the hit show “Glee” on Netflix, and this post was inspired by an episode I recently watched. The episode starts off by gossip being spread about all of the kids in Glee Club by the school newspaper run by the evil cheerleading coach, Sue Sylvester. As all of the glee kids start to feel self conscience about themselves, the directer of Glee Club, Will Shuester, tells the kids that the week’s assignment is self acceptance. At the end of the week they perform Lady Gaga’s inspiring single “Born This Way” while wearing white t-shirts that have their least favorite part of themselves or the part of themselves they feel most self conscience about written on it. The amazing cast of Glee finish the song and the screen goes black and the credits start rolling, ending that episode of Glee.

The point of me giving you a summary of that episode of Glee is that our scoliosis is something that we can feel self conscience about sometimes, but we can own it and be proud. Just like the Glee kids’ t-shirts, we don’t have to hide our scoliosis; we can show it off to everybody and say” Hey! I have scoliosis and a brace” or “Hey! I have scoliosis and I have had surgery!” So I leave you with this advice: Be proud of who you are and be proud of your scoliosis!