Kate’s Recovery fund Scoliosis & Kyphosis 80°

I’m a school mum and have been friends with Kate for several years. I was quite upset that a fellow hardworking school mum with three gorgeous children should live with a spine like this! 

As we all do, we say……… “if there’s anything I can do let me know” Kate has just found out that she has been listed for surgery so I wanted to set up a go fund me page. Such major surgery will  inevitably cause stress about managing financially post operatively.

Kate was diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis age 11 which has over the years progressed. Over the last few years it has become very serious with her S curves now measuring over 80 degrees. 

Her spine has not only curved but caused rib rotation and she has now developed kyphosis. A recent MRI scan showed her spine is collapsing at the bottom. Her torso has collapsed also. She suffers debilitating daily pain. 

The good news is that a top spinal surgeon at RNOH Stanmore hospital in Middlesex has taken Kate’s case on. This will mean two stage surgery. Firstly to block and cage the bottom of the spine that is collapsing. A week later a second surgery to fuse the rest of the spine with rods and screws going in from the front and opening the ribs. Due to the curves being left so long, it is likely they have auto-fused so she will not get a full correction, hopefully a little to regain some of the two inches she has lost in height over the last three years. Most importantly this surgery could be life saving as Kates organs are now compressed and breathing has become difficult. 

This is very complex and risky surgery but a risk worth taking given the situation I am sure you would agree. Recovery time is months depending on how it goes, also if the fusion takes and how quickly She heals. 

 Hopefully Kate can look forward to a better life, probably not pain free but if it stops progression it will be amazing.

My response is to set up this page share it everywhere I can and ask people to pray.

Also I am the one who’s set the £5000 suggested donation because realistically recovery will take months. Anything raised will help Kate and her family so much. Let’s hope we can do this! 

So please share this link and if you pray, pray, give if you can give. Thank you for reading Kates story. 

“for what you do for the least of these you do for me” we are called to help. 

I hope you can be a part of this. 

God bless 

Sharon