Tag Archive: movement
My name is Tess. I’m 27 years old and I love life, I really do. Everything about it – people, animals, my pets, our beautiful surroundings, even my mind, and body… of which my body is pretty defective. When I was 15 years old I hit puberty and my life was shaken up. I always […] View page
My story with classical-like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (clEDS) started from birth. I have always struggled with bowel problems, and I could not walk far or even sit down without my knee caps popping out of place. At the time my doctors and physiotherapist did not know what was wrong with me. I spent time in Great […] View page
For my whole life I struggled with building strength, keeping up with peers, and not understanding why movements look so different when I do them compared to others. As an adult, I now know what Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is: suddenly everything makes sense and the questions have been answered. When it came to my muscles, they […] View page
My name is Alexander VanHouten. I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and though living with pain and constant threat of injury every day is no walk in the park, I am thankful for the trajectory my life has taken because of this disease. When I was a child I was, like most young boys, a hyperactive, rambunctious […] View page
