£50,000 fundraiser to help fix schoolgirl's 'naughty wonky spine'

Florence Seager, aged 10, from Burntwood, was diagnosed with scoliosis (curvature of the spine) aged seven, and since the age of eight has worn a back brace almost constantly to control the curve.

But Florence's "naughty wonky spine" is continuing to curve and now her family have started a fundraising campaign to have life-changing surgery.

The fund has reached more than £4,800 by 169 supporters in a month.

Her mother Corrine said: "Flo has been amazingly brave and upbeat about her diagnosis.

"Despite Florence doing everything that was asked of her, and wearing her brace exactly as directed – even when in pain and when she had sores because of it rubbing her– we have now discovered that this was not enough.

"Flo's 'naughty wonky spine', as we call it, is continuing to curve.

"Florence has been supported amazingly by the NHS and we are immensely grateful for the care she has received.

"However we now find that the surgery Florence needs is not available on the NHS.

"We need to raise the money required for Florence to have spinal surgery as soon as possible, while she is still growing and still flexible.

"Florence is a scoliosis warrior and was born a fighter when she entered the world prematurely alongside her two sisters.

"Florence is a triplet, one of our miracle girls, conceived after cycles of IVF.

"She just wants to be like her two sisters; out of pain and with a bright future.

"We know that if Florence can have the surgery that she so desperately needs, this will change her life forever."

Corrine added: "People have been really really kind, people that we don't know have chosen to donate, it's been overwhelming really, even people that we don't know.

"We do need to keep going as there's a window of time for her to have the operation because of her growth. The older she gets the less affective it will be."

For more information, or to donate, visit justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fixflorencesspine