Frankie

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In my website I will attempt to take the viewer on a journey of my amazing life from the time I was a young boy growing up in Greenville, South Carolina with dreams of becoming a professional singer/entertainer, fighting my lifelong battle with progressing scoliosis and spinal cord/brainstem injury, until present-day where I continue trying to maintain a productive, enjoyable life living in Las Vegas. Don't worry this is not a sad story, as I feel I have lived and been blessed more than most men could be in 10 lifetimes. It's true I have challenges, but I can and will meet them all and enjoy this incredible life that we have been given.

I have improved tremendously from numerous, postoperative "aftercare" complications from the surgery I had in Texas in 2002, though this past September I did have quite a close call with pneumonia, but I am much better now where I workout each day trying to improve to be the best I can be for my upcoming surgery in New York in July.

From my heart I thank everyone who gave me suggestions on how to find and research scoliosis surgeons. I have heard that there are only a handful of qualified specialist in the world that can perform scoliosis reconstruction surgery on cases as severe as mine, and this is why I tried to make my search known to people who might be able to help me throughout the world.

Even though in many ways I have been blessed beyond words and have achieved many of the goals and dreams that I have aspired to in my life, the one dream of having a straight spine and posture has always been the one dream that has eluded me. I have always believed however that "when a door SLAMS SHUT in your face, that somewhere a window will open. But you must have enough guts and courage to get up and go look for your window, as destiny is something that you achieve in this life, not just wait upon, while always complaining how bad life has been to you." So I hope you will join me on my new journey as I continue to try and achieve my greatest dream of all, as this time I think I have found the right doctor. I'll keep you updated from time to time on how things are going and if indeed I have found my own personal new window of hope in fulfilling my dream. Sincerely, Frankie Bush.

Hi my name is Frankie Bush! This web site was originally created four years ago for the purpose of helping me find that very special scoliosis "reconstruction" surgeon or team of surgeons that might be able to help me with my lifelong dream of having a reasonably straight spine, or possibly simply stabilize my VERY SEVERE scoliosis that might make my life a little easier.

Like thousands of people in the early 70s with scoliosis I had the Harrington rods and spinal fusion, halo traction, months of bed rest etc. and like thousands of people today with scoliosis who continue to have problems with the Harrington rods, Flatback and other extremely painful issues, PLEASE BELIEVE ME, I understand anyone who may be going through this type of life altering situation.

THE GOOD NEWS IS Now today I have finally found a WONDERFUL, world renown scoliosis surgeon in New York by the name of Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, M.D. and I have surgery scheduled for the end of July and August of 2008. It will be a complex and high risk surgical procedures with a long and difficult road, but God willing this time I may have a shot at it! At least I have found a doctor who is giving me some hope and willing to take the chance to give me hopefully a little longer and better quality of life.

I only know that I have to keep trying. My life has been so blessed in so many ways and there is so much more I want to do. So anyone out there who may have seen me perform somewhere in the country years ago, don't count me out yet, God willing I will be back!