Black and Blue Ribbons
— Karen Del Vecchio

About a week and a half ago, I woke up in the middle of the night sleeping on my right side, which is always bad news. My right shoulder is badly damaged, and…

When I feel that sort-of-painful, sort-of-numb vibe in my right arm and shoulder, I know I’m in trouble. It’s not numb in the sense that I can’t feel it, but rather that I’m not…

Sometimes managing Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) feels like choosing the lesser of two evils. Should I do something that helps me in the long run, even if it causes issues in the short term?…

I often think about how my Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is affected by the weather. I also wonder whether the biggest factor in my EDS symptoms is the weather itself or how my activities…

The past couple weeks have been cold and stressful, so I needed a bit of a pick-me-up. I turned to a television show I hadn’t watched in a while called “The Wizard of Paws,”…

It’s been really cold here in Virginia recently. I’m a New Englander at heart, so I really don’t mind the cold weather, but down here in the South, life isn’t set up for the…

There are times when life with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome feels like a revolving door of minor injuries and sprains. Of course, I have my chronic issues that cause problems, such as my right shoulder, right…

The last couple of weeks have been fun, but stressful. I love the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean that the business and stress of it all doesn’t get to me. I had…

Recently, a reader asked me about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) support groups and other organizations, and various ways of handling daily life with EDS. That got me thinking about my own support networks and…

Sometimes the soreness I experience in my body seems to come out of nowhere. I’ll be fine one day and then bam, I’ll wake up the next morning feeling superstiff and awkward for no…

I can’t believe there’s only a couple of weeks until Christmas. It feels like this year has flown by! Every year on the weekend before Thanksgiving, I spend time with my two best friends…