Two children reveal the impact of delay in scoliosis treatment on their lives

In a new report, the Children Ombudsman has voiced huge concerns ‘about the serious and ongoing violations of the rights of children waiting for scoliosis treatment’. Two children whose surgeries were delayed reveal the physical and psychological impact of this delay

Delilah’s Story

I was diagnosed when I was eight years old, in 2011. We didn’t know about it until I fell off the swing we have on a tree in the back garden.