This week’s message is simple: Don’t get walking pneumonia from your students (or anyone else). A little while ago, I…
Articles by Karen Del Vecchio
I’ve been thinking lately how awareness of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) has changed over the years. Growing up, I’d never…
It’s the time of year when illness starts whipping through the school halls like wildfire. Recently, we’ve had students out…
As I wrote last week, October tends to be a stressful month at my job, where…
The past few weeks at work have been enormously stressful. We school counselors often refer to this month as “Sucktober,”…
Some aspects of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are just weird. There are the expected symptoms — tight and sore…
“Ms. D! Ms. D! Will you come play volleyball with us?” I heard this call on a recent Friday afternoon,…
Last week seemed to drag on forever. Although I was finally feeling better after a rough patch, it got…
Last week when I finally caught up with my massage therapist, Kim, after a six-week break — I was sick,…
The other week, I felt a twinge in my back when I woke up, but I hoped I’d just slept…