Published: 07/07/2017 Tags: Ehlers-Danlos in the News

Hidden disabilities: Pain beneath the surface

Posted by the BBC, 5 July 2017: Many people live with hidden disabilities—conditions which don’t have physical signs but are painful, exhausting and isolating. Sympathy and understanding from others can often be in short supply. Natasha Lipman has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. She is a blogger and podcaster. “If you’ve got an invisible disability, you’ve got to look convincingly stricken because people often don’t believe it’s there.” Read the full story at BBC.com News.

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