I found it easier to talk about the brace at my new school
I didn’t tell anyone about the scoliosis at first. I didn't want anyone to know I was getting a back brace – not even my close friends or people at school. It was just a difficult age. As a teenager, you don't want to stand out or have to change. I felt like I was the only person in the world who had to wear a back brace.
Then I moved on to a different school. And that was a perfect cut. I got my back brace right between changing schools. And I told my new classmates about it right away. It was easier because they didn't know me any differently.