Car Crash Survivor Turns Her Back Brace Into Steampunk Armor
Maddie had to wear a back brace after her T12 vertebrae was fractured in a car accident. Thankfully, family friend and theatre group member Sarah helped turn the back brace into a piece of steampunk armor.
“My daughter didn’t like the brace she had to wear after surgery, so a friend helped her steampunk it,” mom Linda C. told EPBpt. “Best part, now folks are intrigued, and come up and ask why she has to wear it rather than just staring.”
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Maddie had to wear a back brace after a car accident
“My daughter didn’t like the brace she had to wear after surgery, so a friend helped her steampunk it”
“We were in a bad wreck, and she had a T12 fracture”
“Sarah, the design mastermind, also does set design for our theater group”
“Best part, now folks are intrigued, and come up and ask why she has to wear it rather than just staring”
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Share on FacebookGood idea. There's no reason that medical stuff needs to look like medical stuff.
My cousin microfractured his T11-L3 vertebrae, femur and patella and has to wear a brace too. He turned it into a stormtrooper outfit!
I saw a similar thing where some guys were turning prosthetic hands for kids into iron man armor and other super hero gear. It was pretty cool.
How to turn "Eeew, what's wrong with you?" into "Where can I get one?" You rock girl, steampunk or no!
Ok, she doesn't like wearing a brace for 3 months tops?? I have to wear my scoliosis brace brace for the next 2 years. I think she can deal. But great idea!
I love it! And it looks so good! And after her back heals she will always have a Steampunk outfit..
I had a burlesque friend rhinestone my neck brace with a bow tie! !! It seriously helped my attitude (I had to wear a back brace outside but the neck brace was when I wasn't standing)(T2 and T3 fractures)
Awesome! My best friend did something similar with her arm brace after she fell off her bike. The tendon holding her elbow in place broke and she ended up needing to get a metal rod put in her arm...she had a big clunky brace that she steampunked it up. It was very cool.
love this. i like that you can make things like this pretty, especially for a trying time like this.
Wonderful demonstration of turning "lemons into lemonade" through creative thinking.
A wonderful example of turning "lemons into lemonade"... very creative thinking.
Corsets. You can get a corset made specifically for you, designed to do the same job as the brace, that will look cool & probably be more comfortable.
Good idea. There's no reason that medical stuff needs to look like medical stuff.
My cousin microfractured his T11-L3 vertebrae, femur and patella and has to wear a brace too. He turned it into a stormtrooper outfit!
I saw a similar thing where some guys were turning prosthetic hands for kids into iron man armor and other super hero gear. It was pretty cool.
How to turn "Eeew, what's wrong with you?" into "Where can I get one?" You rock girl, steampunk or no!
Ok, she doesn't like wearing a brace for 3 months tops?? I have to wear my scoliosis brace brace for the next 2 years. I think she can deal. But great idea!
I love it! And it looks so good! And after her back heals she will always have a Steampunk outfit..
I had a burlesque friend rhinestone my neck brace with a bow tie! !! It seriously helped my attitude (I had to wear a back brace outside but the neck brace was when I wasn't standing)(T2 and T3 fractures)
Awesome! My best friend did something similar with her arm brace after she fell off her bike. The tendon holding her elbow in place broke and she ended up needing to get a metal rod put in her arm...she had a big clunky brace that she steampunked it up. It was very cool.
love this. i like that you can make things like this pretty, especially for a trying time like this.
Wonderful demonstration of turning "lemons into lemonade" through creative thinking.
A wonderful example of turning "lemons into lemonade"... very creative thinking.
Corsets. You can get a corset made specifically for you, designed to do the same job as the brace, that will look cool & probably be more comfortable.
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