We took some reference pictures this morning to compare before and after the procedure. Here is Miriam’s back currently. You can see how her spine and ribs impact her posture a little bit, especially when she turns to the right.
Her spine is curved to the left, so you can see a bit of a hollow where it should be between the shoulder blades. When she stands straight, her left shoulder is higher, but she seems to compensate for it at times.
Most of the time there is nothing noticeably wrong with her posture (with clothes on). But you can see what’s going on inside on the outside, and it would only get worse without intervention. The first time I noticed the hump forming on the left side was another indication that her condition was getting worse and that surgery would probably be needed in her future.
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