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More Than A Curve
Two daughters. Two spines. Two completely different journeys. And one mum trying to hold it all together.
When Barbara Bradshaw first heard the word scoliosis, she had no idea just how much it would come to shape her family’s life.
More Than A Curve is the deeply personal story of Barbara and her two daughters, Olivia and Stephanie, whose experiences of scoliosis would take them on very different paths.
From the first instinct that something wasn’t quite right, through appointments, X-rays, watching and waiting, difficult decisions and the moment surgery becomes inevitable, Barbara shares the reality of navigating a diagnosis that affects far more than the spine.
She writes openly about the fear that comes with being a parent who cannot fix what is happening to their child. The late-night searching for answers. The questions you are afraid to ask. The waiting rooms, the uncertainty and the moment you have to place your trust in someone else and hand your child over for surgery.
But this is not simply a story about scoliosis.
It is a story about motherhood.
About watching your children face something you would willingly take from them if you could. About trying to stay strong when you are frightened yourself. About the impact on the whole family, the emotional side of recovery and discovering that healing is not always just physical.
Barbara also shares the things she wishes she had known at the beginning, offering an honest voice for parents who may be standing where she once stood and wondering what comes next.
There are moments of fear, frustration and heartbreak within these pages, but there is also humour, hope and an extraordinary amount of love.
Above all, More Than A Curve is a story of resilience, family and finding strength you never expected to need.
For anyone navigating scoliosis themselves, supporting a child through diagnosis or surgery, or simply facing a chapter of life they never saw coming, this book is a reminder that even during the most challenging seasons, there can still be hope waiting on the other side.
When Barbara Bradshaw first heard the word scoliosis, she had no idea just how much it would come to shape her family’s life.
More Than A Curve is the deeply personal story of Barbara and her two daughters, Olivia and Stephanie, whose experiences of scoliosis would take them on very different paths.
From the first instinct that something wasn’t quite right, through appointments, X-rays, watching and waiting, difficult decisions and the moment surgery becomes inevitable, Barbara shares the reality of navigating a diagnosis that affects far more than the spine.
She writes openly about the fear that comes with being a parent who cannot fix what is happening to their child. The late-night searching for answers. The questions you are afraid to ask. The waiting rooms, the uncertainty and the moment you have to place your trust in someone else and hand your child over for surgery.
But this is not simply a story about scoliosis.
It is a story about motherhood.
About watching your children face something you would willingly take from them if you could. About trying to stay strong when you are frightened yourself. About the impact on the whole family, the emotional side of recovery and discovering that healing is not always just physical.
Barbara also shares the things she wishes she had known at the beginning, offering an honest voice for parents who may be standing where she once stood and wondering what comes next.
There are moments of fear, frustration and heartbreak within these pages, but there is also humour, hope and an extraordinary amount of love.
Above all, More Than A Curve is a story of resilience, family and finding strength you never expected to need.
For anyone navigating scoliosis themselves, supporting a child through diagnosis or surgery, or simply facing a chapter of life they never saw coming, this book is a reminder that even during the most challenging seasons, there can still be hope waiting on the other side.
214 pages, Paperback
Published September 29, 2026
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