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As of today, it has officially been 9 months since I went under the knife and had my right knee surgically stabilised. I think my last blog post about my knee was Week 7, which is crazy to think about as I am still mentally in 2020. I have now been discharged from both my… Continue reading 9 Months Post-Op
It’s 6am and my alarm clock goes off, I open my eyes and feel the pain flood my body. I lift my head off my pillow and feel my heart rate start to climb rapidly. I give up, hit snooze and put my head back on my pillow for 10 minutes. My alarm goes off… Continue reading Putting the Able in Disabled
Today marks 4 weeks since the start of this blog series and today’s post is written by someone extremely special to me, my Grandmother. I have always had an extremely close bond with my Granny. When I was little, I loved being treated to a meal out with my Granny because she would always let… Continue reading Ehlers Danlos Syndrome From an Outsider’s Perspective – My Granny
This week’s guest post is from one of my closest friends, Akua. Akua and I went to school together from the age of 15, and at 18 we were both boarders at school, so we spent a year living 2 bedrooms apart. This means that she has been around since the very beginning of my… Continue reading Ehlers Danlos Syndrome From an Outsider’s Perspective – Akua
Today’s guest post is written by someone who means the absolute world to me, so allow me to introduce you to my best friend, Hannah. Hannah and I met almost 7 years ago when we moved into the same halls of residence at University and she has been by my side ever since. When I… Continue reading Ehlers Danlos Syndrome From an Outsider’s Perspective – Hannah
Today’s guest post is one I never thought would actually happen but I am going to preface it with a warning that if you read the last instalment that my mum wrote, the answers you are about to read are nothing that you are expecting but that’s brothers for you… Ian and I don’t really… Continue reading Ehlers Danlos Syndrome From an Outsider’s Perspective – Ian
There’s a common misconception that EDS only affects those who are actually suffering from it but that isn’t true. Because EDS is all encompassing, it has an impact on everyone around us. I decided to start a new series on my blog, exploring the different perspectives from people in my life. In this series, you… Continue reading Ehlers Danlos Syndrome From an Outsider’s Perspective – A Series
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 3/Hypermobility EDS (hEDS) is a life-long genetic disorder, which is caused by an abnormal mutation of an unknown gene. It causes a fault in the collagen, which is the glue that holds our bodies and organs together causing it to become weak and fragile affecting the whole body. Collagen is found in… Continue reading Ehlers Danlos – More Than Just Bendy
One of the most challenging things about having chronic pain is attempting to articulate exactly what hurts and what type of pain it is as there’s so much often at the same time. As I struggle to properly explain this out loud, I thought I would have a go at putting it all down in… Continue reading Types of Pain EDS Causes Me
Ehlers-Danlos… the travel companion no one ever asked for or wanted, but as with all Chronic Pain conditions we’re all in this for the long haul and so even when we go holiday, EDS comes along too. I have recently returned from two weeks of travelling around the West Coast of America (with a 9… Continue reading Travelling with Ehlers-Danlos
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