Archive for the ‘Ehlers-Danlos Symptoms’ Category
Posted on February 22, 2023
How to be prepared & stay safe when having a hospital stay with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) This article will give an overview of ways you can prepare for a hospital stay when you have EDS, as well as tips on surgical prep and your own patient advocacy. People with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) often need surgery […]
Posted on January 27, 2023
EDSed is our new series of full-length interviews with international EDS experts. These educational interview series with journalistic (news) quality is complementary to our webinar recordings and another free resource we provide for our community. All films are produced by journalist and We Are Visible filmmaker Karina Sturm and sponsored by Chronic Pain Partners. You can […]
Posted on December 23, 2022
For our January newsletter, journalist Karina Sturm spoke with rare disease advocate Nthabeleng Ramoeli. Ramoeli was born in Lesotho, a country encircled by South Africa, and lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and many other comorbid conditions. The young woman relentlessly fights for improved access to health care for rare disease patients in her home country and […]
Posted on December 22, 2022
For our January Chronic Pain Partners Post, journalist Karina Sturm spoke with Mitch Martow, an EDS advocate from Toronto, Canada. Martow is best known for being the focus of the 2021 released Canadian EDS documentary Bend or Break. In this interview, you’ll get close to Martow and his humorous side while he shares how he […]
Posted on March 25, 2019
“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself” – Wayne Dyer Living with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is like being a doll that is stitched together but whose stitches are slowly coming apart at the seams. You know it, you feel the pain but are powerless to stop it. You have […]
Posted on June 20, 2018
Posted on June 20, 2018 in Alternative Pain Therapy, Diseases & Conditions, By Ellen Lenox Smith. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a condition that causes one to be born with defective connective tissue, the “glue” which holds the body together. Currently, there is still no permanent cure to this problem, so living life with this condition means learning to […]
Posted on March 20, 2018
Tiffany wakes up exhausted with her Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome issues. Life with Ehlers Danlos: Surviving Exhaustion While Still “Adulting” By Tiffany Early I’m tired. That’s not exactly a news flash. I’m forever and always tired. One thing that I have in common with the majority of the chronic illness and rare disease community is my chronic […]
Posted on June 18, 2017
By John Lynds, Times Staff: Just before she turned 3-years-old, Beth Villani’s daughter, Hannah was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. “Our daughter was diagnosed in January at just age 2 years and 10 months,” said Villani. “I will be honest and say that hearing that news broke my heart. When the doctor told me we would […]