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Episode 2: Medically Complex Children

Listen to the full episode here:  Cassandra You’re listening to the EDS Unplugged podcast brought to you by Chronic Pain Partners, a non-profit supporting the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome community.   Marcia Welcome back to EDS Unplugged. I’m Marcia Brock.   Cassandra And I’m Cassandra A Campbell.    Marcia Today we are excited to be joined by […]

Illustration of a young woman looking at her smartphone. She has red dotted circles highlighting different joints as she is screening for joint hypermobility with the new Hypermobility Assessment Tool app.

New App Can Help Screen for EDS

The Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT) app empowers patients who suspect they have EDS by putting the first steps of the screening process directly into their hands.

Illustration of a young woman with straight, shoulder-length hair, looking slightly to the side with a calm expression. She wears a plain T-shirt and a green lanyard around her neck decorated with yellow sunflowers. This lanyard is the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard used to signal her invisible disability, EDS.

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard: Making the Invisible Visible

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard can help patients with EDS signal to others that they may need extra understanding, support, or time in workplaces, shops, or other public spaces. 

Research Round-up, Edition Six

Previous editions of Research Round-up can be found at the following links: Edition 5 (Pediatrics)   Edition 4 (Neurodivergence)   Edition 3   Edition 2   Edition 1 Howdy, partners! This Research Round-up has roped in a whole herd of topics for you. We hope you enjoy the read, learn a thing or two, and feel […]

In memory of John Ferman, Founder and President of Chronic Pain Partners / EDS Awareness

With heavy hearts we are sharing that our founder and team champion John Ferman has peacefully passed away Tuesday night, November 11, 2025, surrounded by his daughters, Deanna and Deborah.   John founded Chronic Pain Partners/EDS Awareness in 2011 in an effort to raise awareness and understanding about EDS and related conditions after his wife Carol […]

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“Watch Out For Mum” – Wrongful Child Abuse Allegations Harms Whole Family

Parenting children with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes — or EDS — is a sport on its own. From the moment my children were born, I knew something wasn’t right. They were symptomatic from birth, but for years, doctors couldn’t figure out what was going on. And even when we finally found answers, the hardest battles weren’t against […]

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EDS Unplugged Podcast, Episode 1: Invisible Disabilities Awareness with Kate Schultz

We are very pleased to announce the first episode of the EDS Unplugged podcast, brought to you by Chronic Pain Partners. In this episode, Cassandra and Marcia speak with Kate Schultz about what we do here at Chronic Pain Partners and living with EDS in the run up to Invisible Disabilities Week. Listen to Episode […]

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New Study Reveals Immune Dysfunction in Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome

The Norris Lab published yet another new research finding regarding hypermobile EDS: the involvement of the complement system. Chronic Pain Partners has recently reported about the Lab’s groundbreaking discovery of Kallikrein, a gene believed to cause hEDS. We shared the initial findings and a later updated version of it.  Published in ImmunoHorizons, this additional research […]