The teenager whose spine is so twisted she's prepared to risk DEATH to live a normal life

November 28, 2015  15:23

An Indian girl is about to risk death and paralysis while having surgery to correct her twisted spine. Preeti Kumari Rai, 17, was diagnosed with congenital scoliosis with severe deformity at age eight.

More than 10 doctors from various hospitals in New Delhi told her there was nothing they could do, but she’s now found a surgeon who will attempt to correct the curvature.

She may not survive the operation - and it could leave her unable to move again - yet, despite the risks, she is determined to have it so she can lead a 'normal' life and one day work for the Government.

 ‘I am very excited about the surgery,’ she said. ‘I’m not nervous at all. I just want a chance to get better. I told many doctors that I’m willing to take the risk; I’m OK with the risk of paralysis. 'I’m not afraid but no doctor would commit. Now I’ve finally found one.’

Preeti, from Faridabad, outside New Delhi, in northern India, lived a very happy childhood but at eight years old she began to get a hunched back and her spine began to twist.‘We had no idea what was wrong,’ Preeti said. 

‘Life became a lot more difficult to what I was used to. I began to slouch to the side and I couldn’t sit up straight, then my shoulder formed a big hunch.’

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