Testimonials 6 Ashleigh Bester

Ashleigh was first diagnosed with a significant scoliosis in April 2006. She collapsed while she was practicing for a gym competition and her back went into a serious spasm. Even though she had been a competitive gymnast since she was 6 years old, this was the first indication that there was anything wrong with her back.

From that time she seemed to be in constant pain. She wore a brace for 12 months and in that time her curvature improved, however after only 24 hours out of the brace, the lumbar curve had collapsed again.

Ashleigh underwent a posterior spinal fusion ( T9 – L4) which was a huge success. Just over a year later she is doing really well, finishing year 12 and getting as fit and strong as she can.

If Ashleigh had not had access to the bone bank for the bone grafts needed in her operation, her family have no doubt that her recovery would have been much slower and more difficult.

Ashleigh & Jennifer Bester