How We Began

Blanche Goring Bolden, the chairperson of LACSC, was in the same predicament that many Caribbean parents face to this day. Her daughter's scoliosis was progressive and was reaching the point where it was life threatening. After searching online and contacting Dr.Emans, a surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital, she was finally able to find someone that was willing to deal with this high-risk surgery. It is important to note that her daughter had consultations with local doctors who did not give sufficient support with having her scoliosis treated in its early stages. As a result, her spine's condition continued to get worse; eventually she had a 100 degree curve. At this point, no one locally was not paying her much attention.
With the assistance of another local charity, Alexis was finally able to receive her treatment overseas in Boston. This procedure took place in 2014 and took over 8 hours. Afterwards, Alexis' curvature was drastically smaller; this experience was life changing. This surgery took place four years ago; currently Alexis is a college student pursuing a major in Business Management.
This experience inspired Blanche to create her own charity. In 2016, Life After Curve Scoliosis was officially registered as a charity. 

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The Life After Curve Scoliosis Charity was registered in Barbados on November 2016. The charity provides information and support for persons with scoliosis in order for them to receive effective treatment. Additionally, assistance is also offered to parents who have children with scoliosis and need that extra support in their life. Vision -  Our Vision is to eradicate the stigma and challenges with scoliosis in the Caribbean. Mission -  Our Mission is to: Assist in spreading awareness for scoliosis in the Caribbean. Encourage a more loving social environment for children living with scoliosis. Act as a catalyst for children to live their dreams beyond the curve. Provide a more supportive approach in addressing challenges with scoliosis and to connect patients so that no family affected by scoliosis goes through the experience alone. Stimulate the need for early intervention and screening for scoliosis.
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How Can You Support Us?

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In order to help us in our mission to spread awareness and assist persons with scoliosis, there are various ways you can support us. We have recently started a natural juice initiative. You can purchase our drinks at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Newton's Variety Store. If you are wondering where they are located you can send us an email or message us on Instagram. View this post on Instagram On Friday we sampled our natural juices at Riverview Cafe (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) for their Customer Appreciation Day. Thanks to all of those who sampled our juices, Sea View Farms was glad to hear the positive feedback. A post shared by LACS Charity (@l.a.c_scoliosis) on Dec 16, 2018 at 1:06pm PST Moreover, we have a few of our charity shirts. These will be limited edition because we are currently on hiatus in regards to ordering more shirts. As mentioned earlier you can contact us in order to schedule a pickup an
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