START TESTING FOR SCOLIOSIS IN SCHOOLS

Target:

To gain awareness for scoliosis and start testing in schools by January 2010

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Updates!!!

I just want to thank everyone for signing :) . Good luck to anyone who has/or is about to have their surgery. If anyone gets the chance, please could you add a scoliosis testing message to their websites or tell their friends about the petition. If we all do something - or even just sign :-) - then we could really make a difference. Here's a quick list of thankyous:
1. Everyone who has signed or read the Angel Balloons (I attached some balloons to the Angel of the North).2 Anyone who has ever performed surgery etc on scoliosis patients or researched scoliosis.

Hope everyone is well
Bye
EM

I've found out my operation worked :) and am so happy just wanted to post about that. Also please tell people about the petition - 374 at least 250 on Gillian Mckeith's - it could really work if we keep trying

Thanks
Emma
30th July

Intro

My petition is to help raise awareness for scoliosis by sending this petition , with the following aims to the PM and MP'S. To test a child for scoliosis at certain ages will take less than a minute (with a forward bend test) but will help the child as 1 in 3000 people have scoliosis (curvature of the spine) so bad they have to have major surgery, which takes months to fully recover from. if they were tested earlier then this could have been prevented , in some cases, by use of a brace. So please sign this petiton and help children across the U.K. A new year is the perfect time to help.

Yours sincerely
C E Y
January 1st 2008
If you sign we are on the way to getting noticed.
Thankyou
Our target is 125 signatures by June 31st 2008
Please spread the word!!!

Petition Blog

January 4th
Have just checked my site and am amazed at number of responses - keep them coming
January 11th
Today our petition has had brilliant news! We have had a good luck message from the secretary of the Duke of york and our petition has been put up in a GP's. 19th January We have had a good luck message from Blue Peter!!!!!!! And Tanni Grey Thompson , Paralympic star has signed my website . Also today we added our first link to our new scoliosis forum at http://www.scoliosis.aceboard.com/ Ckeck it out. Some messages need registering to leave a post but some dont .Tell your scoliosis story and spread the word. Talk to people like you. Also go on Bt Today and read our first news coverage , just go btplc.com/today and London and young girl calls for health checks.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

June 1st
Sorry for not updating this in so long - instead I have been promoting the petition via TV (BBC Your News 31/5-1/6), Newspaper ( Mail on Sunday via Gilllian Mckeith's petition abotu my petition on her site) (and local newspaper Gazette on 24th March).

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# 867:

3:40 pm PST, Nov 20, Jane Day, United Kingdom
Hi, I have two Daughters who have been diagnosed within the last year with Scoliosis and greater knowledge is needed in schools to teach adults and children about this awful, uncomfortable condition and how the child feels, how it effects them and to ensure that there is awareness about the disorder. Ignorance is not bliss.

# 866:

12:41 am PST, Nov 18, Elly Rousou, Cyprus
E. Rousou

# 865:

9:12 am PST, Nov 17, Susan Marine, United Kingdom

# 864:

6:31 am PST, Nov 17, Sarah Malcolm, United Kingdom
i had my surgery when i was 14, i am now 18. I didn't even know i had scoliosis until shoulders got suburnt while on hoilday so my dad was rubbing some after sun in them and noticed the curve. Many people may have scoliosis and not even know about it, this test could save many people going through surgery and experiencing discomfort, back pain etc. This test will raise more awareness of scoliosis as not many people have heard of it, only those who have had it or know someone who has had it.

# 863:

6:29 am PST, Nov 16, Lisa Schebler, United Kingdom
Awareness is a powerful tool - by testing for Scoliosis at a young age not only helps detect a curve in the early stages, but it also brings knowledge of the condition to children and parents so if someone they know develops scoliosis, then it won't be as scary for them either. I was diagnoised in the USA at the age of 8 and had surgery when I was 13 years old. Because of the testing of Scoliosis in IL schools, my conidition was found & treated early and friends didn't alienate me. Please make Scoliosis Testing in Schools a requirement in the UK for our children.

# 862:

7:50 am PST, Nov 14, Emily Wall, United Kingdom

# 861:

12:53 pm PST, Nov 13, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
mine was not diagnosed untill i was 13, if it had been detected earlyer, the horror of the surgery may not have been necessary. please do the simple test in schools.

# 860:

10:41 am PST, Nov 12, RACHEL COLLINS, United Kingdom
MINE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL I WAS 14. HAD IT BEEN DIAGNOSED EARLIER I WOULD HAVE WORN A BRACE AND SURGERY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE THESE DAYS NOT TO DO THIS TESTING IN SCHOOLS!

# 859:

11:14 am PST, Nov 9, Jenny McKellar, United Kingdom

# 858:

1:59 pm PST, Nov 5, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 857:

1:54 pm PST, Nov 5, Clare Winstanley, United Kingdom
GET IT IN SCHOOOLS..... MANY YOUNG CHILDREN COULD SUFFER FROM THIS && NOT REALISE.... IT COULD GET ALOT WORSE IF ITS NOT CAUGHT QUICKLYYY!!!!!!!!!

# 856:

1:46 pm PST, Nov 5, Lucie McKellar, United Kingdom
so hope it can be bought into schools. had two ops for scoliosis myself! fingers crossed. could save so many surgical cases! x

# 855:

1:32 pm PST, Nov 2, Rosie Parsons, United Kingdom

# 854:

2:48 pm PDT, Oct 29, Donna Parker, United Kingdom

# 853:

10:08 am PDT, Oct 26, Kimberly Turnbull, United Kingdom

# 852:

5:32 am PDT, Oct 26, Sheryl Findley, United Kingdom

# 851:

4:06 am PDT, Oct 26, Christine White, United Kingdom

# 850:

3:13 am PDT, Oct 26, David Wyler, United Kingdom
Our children are our future. Let's make sure we use every resource available to help identify and fight this dehabilitating disease at an early stage.

# 849:

3:02 am PDT, Oct 17, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 848:

11:09 am PDT, Oct 16, Jacky Tappenden, United Kingdom
I am 63 and my scoliosis was detected at school,I have a 90d angle,please do something to save kids of the future not having to live a life of pain.

# 847:

9:38 am PDT, Oct 15, Graham Foote, United Kingdom
I also have scoliosis, I think all kids should be checked at school age. The earlier the better.

# 846:

9:53 am PDT, Oct 14, Yvonne Smith, United Kingdom

# 845:

3:13 pm PDT, Oct 13, Allison Coleman, United Kingdom
Pleeeease make people aware of this problem. 5 girls in my year at school were diagnosed with scoliosis. 25 years after my op, I'm in agony and I have never had back pain before. Somebody can stop this. Now.

# 844:

2:41 pm PDT, Oct 13, Elaine Jones, United Kingdom
i found out last year that both my teenage daughters have got scoliosis..since then 1 of my daughters went through a majour 7hr operation..and my other daughter has been sruggling to ware a brace 22hrs aday!!!PLEASE SIGN..THIS CAN HELP OTHER CHILDREN..START TESTING IN ALL OUR SCHOOL.S. ..THANKYOU

# 843:

2:17 pm PDT, Oct 13, Sheri Raine, United Kingdom

# 842:

2:07 pm PDT, Oct 13, Jo Griffiths, United Kingdom

# 841:

1:58 pm PDT, Oct 13, Thomas James, United Kingdom

# 840:

1:49 pm PDT, Oct 13, Kayley Hayward, United Kingdom
I think this is a great idea to start testing for scoliosis in schools , as last year me and my sister were diagnosed with scoliosis , im a young 13 year old girl , wearing a hard back brace, my 14 year old sister has had an 7 hour operation to straighten her back she had metal roads and bolts. If school does a back cheak this could prevent what me and my sister are going through..... Please sign , it would be much appreciated, Thank You

# 839:

1:39 pm PDT, Oct 13, Ricky Baggett, United Kingdom

# 838:

1:29 pm PDT, Oct 13, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 837:

1:18 pm PDT, Oct 13, Jennene Garnett, United Kingdom

# 836:

1:17 pm PDT, Oct 13, Courtney Ford, United Kingdom

# 835:

1:16 pm PDT, Oct 13, Tammy Austin, United Kingdom
please read and foward on......

# 834:

1:15 pm PDT, Oct 13, Matthew Legge, United Kingdom
should be avalible

# 833:

1:05 pm PDT, Oct 13, Jessica Horwood, United Kingdom

# 832:

1:00 pm PDT, Oct 13, Celia Lyones, United Kingdom
Great idea and should be made available x

# 831:

11:42 am PDT, Oct 13, Nancy Cochrane, United Kingdom
Yes it should be available xxx

# 830:

11:06 am PDT, Oct 13, Melanie Bartlett, United Kingdom
This is such a good idea xx

# 829:

5:04 am PDT, Oct 13, Shannon~Nicole Hayward, United Kingdom
I HAVE SCOLIOSIS,GOT DIAGNOSED LAST YR AND SINCE HAVE HAD MAJOR SURGERY....I WISH THEY COULD OF CHECKED MY SPINE AT SCHOOL,MAYBE I WOULDNT OF NEEDED SERGERY!!!...PLASE SIGN!!

# 828:

4:51 am PDT, Oct 13, Angela Love, United Kingdom
i know 2 young sisters that where diagnosed with scoliosis withen 6 weeks of each other and have seen what this has done to them and there family. i think that it is a great idea to start testing when they are at school good luck

# 827:

9:37 am PDT, Oct 12, Rebecca Minett, United Kingdom
I suffered from Scoliosis when I was 14 years old. My condition was only noticed because my mum was rubbing cream on my back. Also both my parents are medics so they knew something was wrong. I think it would be amazing for schools to have testing for Scoliosis as it often goes undetected and then it can be too late.

# 826:

5:24 am PDT, Oct 12, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
J. Heap

# 825:

6:17 am PDT, Oct 8, Arlene Murray, United Kingdom

# 824:

5:02 am PDT, Oct 6, Nicola Parsley, United Kingdom
Incredibly important to detect early. Keep up the good work.

# 823:

2:04 am PDT, Oct 6, Liam Cassidy, United Kingdom

# 822:

4:38 pm PDT, Oct 5, Chad Henshaw, United Kingdom

# 821:

4:22 pm PDT, Oct 5, Margaret Anne Cassidy, United Kingdom
This test can only be of benifit to our children, I was diagnosed at 14yrs old and finding the days increasingly more painful as nothing was done to treat my scoliosis. Well done for the petition it all helps x

# 820:

4:02 pm PDT, Oct 4, Sean Evans, United Kingdom
This is really important, and it definately needs checking froma young age. We all need to be aware, thanks for starting this.

# 819:

9:46 am PDT, Oct 1, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 818:

6:16 pm PDT, Sep 28, Steve Kerr, United Kingdom

# 817:

2:00 pm PDT, Sep 26, E Brown, United Kingdom
i have scoliosis bad, i had 2 ops that did not work. i want schools to check for scoliosis because the pain i have to live with isnt nice.

# 816:

7:58 am PDT, Sep 26, Hilary Brook, United Kingdom
I wasn't diagnosed until i was 27 years old. I hadn't been to the dr's before about my "back ache" incase i was brushed off. I wish i had gone before. Hopefully by finding it in kids earlier, it may not get to surgery stage.

# 815:

4:39 pm PDT, Sep 25, Gustav Dylan Klegraefe, Massachusetts

# 814:

8:25 am PDT, Sep 24, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
This is a very important thing to catch early! If it progresses untreated there is no hope of correction to a normal state. This can disable and ruin peoples lives in many ways. Early detection and treatment is CRUCIAL! This MUST be standard in all schools all over the world! WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN IN PREVENTATIVE ACTION!

# 813:

3:07 pm PDT, Sep 23, Edward Taylor, United Kingdom
I have scoliosis and had corrective surgery as a young adult (22). I wasn't aware of the condition scoliosis until I was about 16. Until then I was scared and embarrassed about what was happening to my body. Screening and awareness of scoliosis in young people at school can only be a good thing. I certainly wish I knew about the condition at an earlier age. Well done on your good work and good luck! x

# 812:

5:09 pm PDT, Sep 22, Helen McGrath, United Kingdom
I have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and was one of the lucky one that was diagnosed at an early age but am aware of so many that reach adolescence or later before they are diagnosed. i had surgery over 10years ago and now am a healthy fit young person, it was only through the persistence of my mum that doctors tested me and without people knowing what they are looking for so many children grow up with irreversible damage! The test is so simple but can change so many lives!

# 811:

5:21 am PDT, Sep 22, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
I have scoliosis, since I was 10yrs old. I think it is extremely important to test it at school. it is an illness for a lifetime, very painful 24/7. Please help the children! thank you.

# 810:

1:56 pm PDT, Sep 21, Bianca Higginson, United Kingdom

# 809:

4:12 am PDT, Sep 20, Matt Burton, United Kingdom

# 808:

9:27 pm PDT, Sep 19, Cindy Beharry, New York
my daughter has been diagnose with this disease. I think if the school test regularly we could of dealt with it earlier

# 807:

9:36 am PDT, Sep 19, Emma Burton, United Kingdom
I am step-auntie to the gorgeous Molly whose case is outlined below by my brother-in-law Tony.

# 806:

5:39 am PDT, Sep 19, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 805:

5:05 am PDT, Sep 19, SOPHIE STANLEY, United Kingdom

# 804:

3:33 am PDT, Sep 19, Claire Marks, United Kingdom

# 803:

2:22 pm PDT, Sep 18, Lucy Jackson, United Kingdom
I am step Mum to Molly whose case is outlined below by my husband Tony.

# 802:

1:57 pm PDT, Sep 18, Anthony Jackson, United Kingdom
My 11 year old daughter has recently been diagnosed with scoliosis. She has a 39 degree curve and is going to be fitted with a brace within the next 4 weeks, followed by surgery at some point in the future. She is terrified. I need to be able to tell her it will all be ok, when in all truth I am also terrified.

# 801:

6:34 am PDT, Sep 18, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

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