Mulling things over

I haven't posted about our not so good news since the blog on the day we were in hospital. It's "there" all the time at the back of my mind, but until we know more about when the 2nd opinion appointment will be, it feels quite remote.

We'll be back at the hospital next week for the cast - J is already asking about it and wanting a shower :-)

No real news to blog about on the scoliosis front.

The latest SAUK (Scoliosis Association UK) magazine (called Backbone) arrived yesterday. Very little in this edition about infantile scoliosis - lots about the adult and adolescent forms. Quite a bit about pain management (and 2 complimentary tickets to the Back Pain show at the Olympia next February). Lots about fundraising too.

I've been wondering about doing some fundraising - there's scope where I work for harnessing the energy of others (certainly with the students). I'm certainly not going to start running marathons or skydiving - but with a bit of imagination I'm sure we could raise something for the Scoliosis Campaign Fund* and maybe Ward 11 at the Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital too (the children's ward where J goes).

*(the Scoliosis Campaign Fund raises funds for the British Scoliosis Research Foundation and the Scoliosis Association UK)

The thing about fundraising is that it raises awareness too (I've seen Scoliosis Campaign Fund T Shirts which have "Scoliosis - have you heard of it?" written on them). That'd be useful.