Helping Kids Navigate Scoliosis: Nurse Linda at Higgy Con
Higgy Con 2026 - Spine Nurse Linda Leads Patient Sessions
Linda Cree, RN: Kids will come and say I belong here.
Speaker: For Shriner's Children's Chicago spine nurse, Linda Cree, this is her fourth Higgy Con, a scoliosis convention for kids and their families.
[Shriners Children's logo; Linder Cree, RN; Spine Nurse] It lets you move. So what it does is, as you grow, the curve is on this side.
I'm talking to parents and kids about surgery, about scoliosis, their journeys. If I can help a family or [music] educate them and tell them it's okay. Parents need reassurance. They are doing the right thing.
Speaker: Over the years, nurse Linda says the questions she hears from parents [music] have changed.
Linda Cree, RN: They're looking at social media as like their go-to or Google. [music] They need to look at the physician and the nurse and the PA for their [music] advice. They like hook in. Then further down, we use the screws.
Speaker: Shriners Children's is a co-sponsor of Higgy Con. This year, more than 800 participants enjoyed fun and learning together about their spine curves.
Linda Cree, RN: It's because you're not alone in the out in the real world. You feel alone. Here, you don't.
