“One day, when you’re my age, you’ll understand pain.” This might be one of the most frustrating and flippant comments…
Articles by Karen Del Vecchio
In a recent column, I described how my massage therapist and I realized that the cause of my back…
I’ve learned to pay attention so I can tell the symptoms of my Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) from other…
I’ve been dealing with a lot of muscle pain along the bottom of my ribs for the past couple of…
Every time I think I’ve gotten a handle on the patterns of my Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), I’m pretty sure…
One thing I know for sure is that I have a much higher pain tolerance than most people. I guess…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. A couple of weeks ago, for instance, I went out of town…
I feel like my body’s done a flip-flop. Usually my right side causes me the most problems. I have a…
I’ve said many times that chronic fatigue is one of the toughest parts of living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome…
“Hey, how did you get that bruise on your face?” I’ve probably gotten that question at least a dozen times…