My Body Image was Destroyed but Here I Am

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​"The family bonding shopping trips ended. My body image was destroyed. And I was forced to break up with a fundamental part…of ME.” - Dona Edwards, TEDx Speaker
 
I have always identified with Fashion! My scoliosis diagnosis as an adolescent impacted this greatly! I was the daughter of a fashionista married to a dapper dresser who also took fashion seriously. I treasured our family shopping trips where we all bonded over our love of fashion! The abrupt change in my physical condition sent me into a tailspin as I felt helpless departing from the most basic sense of myself.
 
Following many challenges with getting dressed, excruciating pain, surgery, prayer and patience, I was introduced to Adaptive Fashion. It has renewed my optimism for what fashion can be and restored my hope that fashionable adaptive clothing and shoes will one day become mainstream.

​The journey has not been easy, but here I am.

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