Awareness

Woman called “Faker” Because of POTS an Invisible Condition

Many “invisible” illnesses like POTS and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are not understood by the medical community and the general public. Learn more and spread awareness in your community. Standing up for POTS EDS Awareness Education

Brown Medical School Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders Symposium

RI EDS Awareness and Support Group display   Krista Brack krista@rieds.org www.rieds.org We made candy brains for the neurosurgeons, it was a huge hit.    

CSF – Unite@thehill – June 23-25, 2018

For the past few years, CSF has stormed Capitol Hill with you to make a difference for people living with Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and many other related disorders… and it seems like Congress is really listening. I n February 2015, Congress voted to increase the NIH budget by $31.3 billion to support more biomedical research. In 2016, […]

Mandy Harvey’s Performance in Warren Ohio

We were excited to attend Mandy Harvey’s performance in Warren, Ohio She was interviewed and described her struggles with Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. Click here for a link to the recording of her performance. She was introduced around the 18 minute time mark. Click here for more about Mandy Harvey

W Virginia Tri-state EDS support group promoting EDS Awareness Month 

Tri-state EDS support group members were interviewed to discuss EDS Awareness Month Ashton Nesmith-Kochera is with Victoria Graham and 8 others By: Jonathan Hunter Updated: May 17, 2018 11:18 PM EDT Click here for the link to the video of this interview   MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The month of May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness month. EDS is an inherited condition that affects […]

Many Ehlers- Danlos Patients Cannot go Numb at the Dentists

By Chris Baraniuk Some people are resistant to local anaesthetic, meaning they must endure dental and medical procedures without such pain relief. And we’re only beginning to understand why. To Lori Lemon, the doctors all seemed flabbergasted. She had come in to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, to have a lipoma – a growth […]

New Instagram Site – EDS Awareness_Official

         Click here to check out our new New Instagram site                            EDS Awareness1

The Truth is that I will Always be Tired. It’s Part of my EDS.

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 […]