Black and Blue Ribbons - a Column by Karen Del Vecchio

massage, 2020, finger, fracture, awareness, sign, surge capacity, tension

An avid equestrian and educator, Karen has been a columnist at BioNews — the publisher of this site — since 2019. She was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in 2009 after years of searching for a diagnosis that explained her symptoms. Karen enjoys working with her students, riding and caring for her two horses (Cherry and Spotty), and connecting with others in the rare disease community through her writing.

Yet another new way of feeling my EDS pain

I’ve been managing some funky, twisted body things recently. One of those has been manifesting in my back, and it feels bizarre. About a third to halfway down my spine, there’s an area that has a lot of scar tissue and muscle damage, and it feels like concentric circles…