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My DePuy Synthes family!

To an outsider, this photo is just of a group of people on a stage. To me, this photo is proof of what happens when I said yes to what God has for me. If I would have never said yes to my spinal fusion surgery, I wouldn’t have the improved health that I do today and the hope of a longer life. Because of that yes, and God’s mercy and love giving me a miracle on December 2020 and January 11, 2021. Because of that miracle on those two days from saying yes, it captured those of thousands across the world. Sharing this miracle with thousands across the world led to so many more opportunities to say yes to. I said yes to being invited to be honored at the @settingscoliosisstraight gala in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2025. It was there I met Russell, president of DePuy Synthes, the company who manufactures most of my spine hardware that’s holding me up. He invited me to come be the keynote patient speaker at the DePuy Synthes National Sales Meeting in 2026 in San Diego, CA. When I said yes to that opportunity, I never imagined I’d gain an entire family. Without any hesitation - I know I could call on any one of these people in this photo and they’d be there for me in a second. Being able to travel across the country and speak I’ve been able to meet such incredible people. But few match up to this group right here. I can’t even put it in to words. The kindest, greatest, most selfless and most fun people I have ever met. The greatest gift ever and that is even cooler than the flashy stage. Every detail of the weekend, and that a ramp was built just for me (I know because I was the only one that used it 😄) I will never forget it. 📸: @masongeiger / @dreamonstudios.io #osteogenesisimperfecta #scoliosis #patientadvocacy #depuysynthes #scoliosissurvivor (continued in comments)

I just posted a video on Instagram of me seeing the ocean for the first time! Such a bucket list, dream come true experience!!

I’m 27 years old and on March 19, 2026 I saw the ocean for the very first time and it was even more beautiful than I ever imagined it would be 😭🥹🌊✨🌅 There aren’t enough words to describe what I was feeling in that moment. And getting to do it with my soul sister @kourtney.sari made the moment even more special. 😭🥹 5 years ago when I wasn’t sure I would survive, I never imagined where I’d be five years later. God’s creation leaves me in AWE and I’m so grateful I fought to be here to experience these moments. God is so so good and life is worth fighting for 🙌🏻🤍 Next time I’m in San Diego - I can’t wait to go IN the ocean 🥹 #osteogenesisimperfecta #ocean #sandiegocalifornia #wheelchairtravel #sandiego

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It was the honor of my life to go to San Diego, California with DePuy Synthes to be the keynote patient speaker at their 2026 National Sales Meeting!!

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While I was in the hospital after my first spine surgery in 2020, there will forever be one night in particular that sticks out to me. It was the night I was single-handedly in some of the worst physical pain I’ve ever experienced. They tried everything they possibly could, but it was completely out of control and medicines weren’t touching it. I didn’t know it was physically possible for me to endure what I was in that moment and I’ve experienced a lot of pain throughout my life. I was overly exhausted from it and just crying out that I wanted it to go away. I was begging God to give me the strength to make it through the night, begging Him to take the pain away. In that moment I was really angry with myself that I said yes to this, because nothing felt like it could ever be worth that amount of suffering. I remember vividly thinking, “God in this moment, I don’t see it but I pray that one day something good will come from these moments. I pray this wasn’t for nothing and that it will be worth it someday because right now it doesn’t. I don’t know how I’m going to make it through tonight.” He has answered that prayer tenfold in ways I couldn’t imagine, and little did I know the biggest opportunities were yet to come. While attending the Beyond the Curve Gala with @settingscoliosisstraight in 2025, I met the Russell Powers, President of DePuy Synthes - the manufacturer of most of my spinal hardware. He was in awe of my story and immediately told me he wanted me to come speak to a crowd of over 450+ (my biggest crowd yet) and attend at their next National Sales Meeting in 2026. The time has finally come and as you’re reading this I’m in San Diego, California with DePuy Synthes! This has been the hardest secret to keep!!! I could have never imagined this opportunity in my wildest dreams, but GOD! 😭🙌🏻 I’m in awe of what He has done in my life and the gift of life He’s given me!! To God be the glory!! 📸: @kourtneypaigephoto #depuysynthes #scoliosis #patientadvocacy #osteogenesisimperfecta #sandiego

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