Black and Blue Ribbons
— Karen Del Vecchio

I stood there staring at a container on the top shelf of my kitchen cabinet, debating if I should reach up for it or not. After falling off my horse about a month ago…

Sometimes life teaches us lessons we don’t want to learn. This has been the case for me recently as I deal with a broken and dislocated rib and an injured diaphragm. I’m…

Did you know you can sprain your diaphragm? I certainly didn’t. Although it’s rare, you can injure it like any other muscle. The past few weeks have been extremely difficult for me after a…

As I leaned over to wash my hands in the restroom, I heard an audible pop. Half a second later, I felt a crunching in my back that I quickly realized was bone scraping…

Ever since I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) at age 22, I’ve been told that horseback riding is good for me; it’s the falling that’s not. No one likes to fall, but…

I wrote a column a few months ago about gaining a ganglion cyst on my right pointer finger when I dropped a six-by-six wooden beam on it by accident. While it thankfully doesn’t bother…

My last column on my Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) pain sparked many comments, and one of the most interesting discussions was about whether EDS is progressive. I’m going to share why I say it’s…

I felt like a knife was stabbing me just above my eyes, and I groaned inwardly in frustration at the realization that my seasonal allergies were acting up again. Recently, I’ve experienced some of…

Every time I think that maybe I’ve figured some things out with my Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), it’s like my body says, Nope! Just kidding. Let me do something completely different! Since EDS…

As I stood in front of the new students during orientation last week, I tried to ignore my aching knees. Faculty and staff were lined up on the basketball court, where we took turns…

For teachers and students in much of the U.S., it’s that time of year again! As a teacher, I’m back to work already, getting ready for another school year to begin. While in some…