Song of Sickness

Speaking Out About Life With Chronic Pain And Illness. We should not suffer in silence. This blog is to educate and inform. It may also serve as a beacon to the newly diagnosed, or the poor souls that haven't been diagnosed. The ones that are drifting about in the confusing sea of pain and tumult. Let my song ring loud and long, and guide you away from the rocks you've been tossed upon. Upon these shores you'll find support. And also ranting and raving sometimes.

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Come celebrate with top #PatientLeaders during our 6th Annual virtual #WEGOHealthAwards ceremony October 11-13th! http://thndr.me/5i66Mh

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To the person reading this:

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This is a great visual of the skeletal system in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Because our collagen is faulty and we are more lax, and we lack proprioception to know where our body is in space, our joints kind of slide around all willy nilly way beyond the normal range of motion. It takes us more energy to hold our bodies together than the average person, and fatigues us. This is also one reason we have a lot of muscle spasms, our muscles try to help the ligaments keep those joints where they're supposed to be. Also, a lot of people who have EDS have no idea that this isn't normal, because for them it is, as we are born with it. I made this from a t-shirt add. The more you know.... #spooniesiren

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For all of my fellow chronic illness fighters! Share it, read it, and remember it.

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{A quote from Slaughterhouse-Five}

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This is so important.

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The brain literally starts eating itself when it doesn't get enough sleep - ScienceAlert

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Re-gramming from @rawlsmd because everyone needs to know this.

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