Clara sings through 14 casts and 145 stuffed animals — the girl's been rehearsing for a musical her whole life.

Clara Wore 14 Mehta Casts and Turned Every Hospital Hallway Into a Stage

Clara, now a patient at Shriners Children's, was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 15 months old, when her spine curved about 50 degrees, and began wearing Mehta casts. She has since cycled through 14 casts and more than a dozen surgical procedures, while singing to process the hard moments. She has delivered over 145 stuffed animals, many with back braces of their own, to fellow patients, and looks forward to cartwheels and swimming without her brace.

Source: Clara Wore 14 Mehta Casts and Turned Every Hospital Hallway Into a Stage — Upworthy

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