Hypermobile EDS is difficult to diagnose because it devastates the whole body and causes numerous symptoms. By Mary Vuong Sarrah Hannon once led an active life of triathlons, marathons and rock climbing. Now she refrains from lifting a gallon of milk. Hannon, 30, lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a group of genetic connective tissue disorders. The […]
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By Catherine Roberts You likely haven’t given too much thought to your skin, joints, and blood vessels lately—unless you’ve suffered an wound that required stitches or a joint injury that put you off your game for a few weeks. However, for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, a set of inherited disorders that strike these connective tissues, […]
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 […]
By MICHAEL LYON • MAY 15, 2017 The Woodmen Tower in Omaha, NE, was lit up in black and white “zebra” stripes Monday night, 5/15 for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month, which takes place in May. This iheart radio show in Omaha, NE featured Wendy Hamilton, Colleen McCoy, leaders if the Nebraska […]
The Ehlers-Danlos Society has scheduled the 2017 Ehlers-Danlos Society Global Learning Conference, September 7th-9th, Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas. Registration details, including prices, are on the link below. Click here for registration information. We will be a conference sponsor again for the 6th year. Please visit with us at our EDS Awareness booth. Contact […]
Have you ever looked at logos and considered that they may have a hidden meaning or inspiration behind their creation? Our favorite brands may hold hidden messages behind the fancy artwork. To uncover the meaning embedded in the EDS Awareness logo, we asked John Ferman, the co-founder of EDS Awareness (Chronic Pain Partners). Introduction John […]
Many Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) experts believe that its prevelance is higher than once thought. Estimates range from 1 in 500 to 1 in 100. Dr. Fraser C. Henderson, Sr., MD, comments in this video that “1 in 10 Americans have hypermobility connective tissue disorders. That’s 30 million people – and we don’t know exactly […]
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