In February 2024, I will be skydiving for my birthday in order to appreciate the gift of living after a challenging year of 2023. I have decided to fundraise for the scoliosis association as my diagnosis was a major turning point for me.

The year 2023 started on rough terms for me since I had my second spinal operation. This meant I was pretty much useless for 3 months as I was bed bound ( luckily enough I had my mum to help me with day to day activities).

A lot of people don’t know what scoliosis is and when they do it’s normally just a medical condition that physically affects the spine to them. However, after being diagnosed with scoliosis at a young age I struggled with a lot of mental challenges. A major one for me was body dysmorphia. I had no confidence in myself and felt so uncomfortable in my own body due to all the operations, medicines, back braces and gaining a scar so noticeable. Scoliosis doesn’t just physically affect you but it also mentally drains you. It negatively impacts your self esteem as well as your happiness. Therefore, in September I realised that no matter how many diets or baggy clothes I wear I will always have scoliosis. This meant there was no point in being too harsh on myself for not having a “normal” body. Late in the year, I discovered the quote “it doesn’t get easier it only gets stronger”. And from that moment on I realised there was no point in wasting my life worrying about something I can’t control. So my scar became a beauty mark to me to remind me of the battle I had overcame. And now here I am living my life, training to be a flight attendant and skydiving from 15,000 ft!!!!!!!

I appreciate the time you have taken to read my story and thank you for any donations you might contribute :)

(FYI the £500 is just a mark and I am grateful for anything I don’t expect to raise that much in so little time)