Five-stone teen 'needs surgery now' to relieve agony of scoliosis

Viktoria Jurekova's parents are heartbroken at seeing their beloved daughter in pain on a daily basis.

(Left to right) Jacob, Alzbeta, Viktoria and Josef Jurekov. Viktoria has been taken off the waiting list for surgery at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

A teenager who weighs just five stone and is in a wheelchair is making a desperate bid to raise €60,000 for life-changing scoliosis surgery after she lost her place on the operation list when she turned 18 during lockdown.

Viktoria Jurekova was on the waiting list for four years for surgery for her condition. Such is her pain that she has lost her appetite leaving her weight to decrease every month.