Archive for the ‘Fundraising’ Category
Posted on December 6, 2014
Ruth Baker is telling her story to increase EDS Awareness in the UK. She shares our passion – helping even one person makes it all worthwhile. Ruth says, “It can be a lonely place when you’re suffering from something that is so rare that even doctors don’t know what you’re talking about.” Doctors need to understand that EDS is perceived as a rare disorder only because […]
Posted on November 28, 2014
Five-year-old Annabelle Griffin inspired local firefighters to perform physical feats — raising money and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome awareness in the UK. Annabelle has VEDS. FIREFIGHTERS pushed themselves to the limit scaling the UK’s three highest peaks and cycling 500 miles to raise a staggering £15,000 for charity. The group of eight men from Oldham Fire Station […]
Posted on July 8, 2014
Chloe is determined that EDS/HMS won’t define her life. She continues to pursue her music, and debuted her first album this year, alongside fellow musician Steve Jones! Chloe’s community will host a musical extravaganza benefit to help with her Ehlers Danlos/Hypermobility Syndrome. By Tara Cox. “A WEST Dorset UK community is rallying round to help chronically ill mum […]
Posted on July 5, 2014
On July 5th, supporters of this 3-year-old EDSer jumped at the chance to raise money for his medical equipment. Eleven people, including his mother, actually jumped from a plane! Skydivers are raising money for a toddler with two serious medical conditions. Fundraisers from Burnham and South Woodham are preparing to jump from a plane on Saturday […]
Posted on June 30, 2014
Annabelle’s charity continues to garner support and raise awareness of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). By Saiqa Chaudhari. “A GLITTERING ball saw 180 guests raise more than £3,000 for a charity which aims to “make the invisible visible”. Brandlesholme charity Annabelle’s Challenge hosted the glamorous event at The Village Hotel in Bury in aid of national organisation EDS UK. The […]
Posted on February 2, 2014
This BC Variety Club is a Children’s Charity Helping those in need specifically Trissanna who has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. by Carol Aun – Mission City Record “From the minute she wakes up Trissanna Hunter feels the pain in her joints, the cracks in her bones. If she was older, like her grandmother, she would simply she […]
Posted on January 30, 2014
Chloe is following her dreams by giving a public performance debuting their first album Songbird. By Rene Gerryts A CHRONICALLY ill mum is to defy the odds by performing her debut album live. Chloe Evans-Lippett suffers from hypermobility syndrome that’s left her wheelchair dependent, in constant pain with hips that dislocate up to 11 times a […]
Posted on December 19, 2013
Topic: “Pain Management and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome” Presenter: Dr. Kenneth Goldschneider from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Click here to access the recording ______________________________________________ About Dr. Kenneth Goldschneider Director of the Pain Management Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital MD: University of Connecticut Health Center School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1991. Residency: Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1991 […]