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Genome, we have a problem: diagnosis change
How would you feel if you’d been battling along, learning everything you could about the rare disorder you’d been diagnosed with…. only to, 7 years later, be told that’s [...]
How would you feel if you’d been battling along, learning everything you could about the rare disorder you’d been diagnosed with…. only to, 7 years later, be told that’s [...]
Christmas Day is forever full of surprises. When you’re little, it’s the right kind of surprises – “What has Santa brought?” “What presents will I get from family?” “How much fun are we going to [...]
Over the years I have been involved in a wide range of communities, from school to university, Guiding/Scouting Movements, church, and sports (ha, that was a while ago!). And while they all [...]
I’m going to be contentious here. I have a problem with the modern feminism movement. I am a feminist; wholeheartedly and unashamedly. But part of being a feminist is holding both yourself and [...]
I recently did a survey of our online community about their biggest struggles relating to living with their hypermobility condition. These people have a variety of diagnoses including Generalised [...]
Ever been to a burger joint? Ever hear of joint hypermobility? What on earth do the two have in common? Joint hypermobility is the presence of a larger than expected range of movement at a given [...]
Hypermobility is a stealer. It steals so much from those who live with it, making it feel like the label should more appropriately be “Hypermobility: The condition that takes away more than [...]
I’m sorry to hear that you, or your child, are experiencing so much pain. Pain is a big problem for a lot of people with hypermobility conditions, so please know that you are not alone in this [...]
First of all – you’re valid, and you’re awesome. No matter how you dress or whether you even care about fashion or not. But sometimes part of our self-care might be allowing [...]
If you’ve been living with anxiety for a while, chances are you know whether a day like Christmas day will phase you. If you think it will, you might need some of my 5 tips for managing Christmas [...]