Nadia Bowers, Jewel’s mom, wears a shirt for scoliosis awareness Wednesday as she listens to her daughter speak about battling the medical condition while dealing with life and school.
Soon-to-be Columbia High School graduate Jewel Bowers smiles as she explains how much she enjoyed being a part of the Dancing Dolls even though it caused her pain in her back because of Scoliosis.
Nadia Bowers, Jewel’s mom, wears a shirt for scoliosis awareness Wednesday as she listens to her daughter speak about battling the medical condition while dealing with life and school.
Soon-to-be Columbia High School graduate Jewel Bowers smiles as she explains how much she enjoyed being a part of the Dancing Dolls even though it caused her pain in her back because of Scoliosis.
WEST COLUMBIA — Agony defined Jewel Bowers’ high school experience, but a rare surgery has helped her put that discomfort in the past and strive for a better future.
Doctors diagnosed the Columbia High School senior with scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine, when she was 10. Sleepless nights and chronic pain made school and home life difficult for the young student.
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