A bullied teenager cruelly nicknamed ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ because her spine was twisted by 90 degrees can finally stand up to her tormentors after undergoing life-saving surgery.
Jessica Bishop, 14, was bent-double after scoliosis twisted her spine ‘like a corkscrew’.
The curve left her so hunched to the right that her ribs were resting on her hips. Her lungs were being crushed – leaving them working at just 60 per cent capacity – and she lost two inches in height.
She was warned that without surgery her spine could become paralysed and even die if left untreated.
Heartless bullies taunted 4ft 6in Jessica about her mis-shapen back and hobbled walk – branding her ‘The Hunchback’.
Devastated Jessica endured months of cruel jibes and she cried herself to sleep at her home in Kidderminster, Worcs.
But now Jessica is standing 2 inches taller after undergoing an 11-hour operation at Birmingham’s Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Jessica was diagnosed with scoliosis 16 months ago when she was having a dress fitted and the tailor spotted her crooked shoulders.
She was due to have the op just before Christmas but because of a backlog of patients she was told she would have to wait four more painful months.
During that time her spine continued to twist out of shape and she had to prop herself up on five pillows in order to get a good night’s sleep.
She could only walk by shuffling sideways to relief the pressure on her hips and doctors feared her heart was at risk because her ribs were squashing her arteries.
Jessica was finally admitted to hospital in March when a team of five specialists performed an 11-hour operation on her back.
The angle of her spine was reduced by 62 degrees to 28 degrees and it is hoped that the metal plates will prevent any future bending.
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