As a girl I enjoyed dancing and cheerleading. I did both for 9 years each. I also enjoyed skateboarding with my brother. All of this stopped when I got sick. I had to quit all sports or anything that I could get hurt doing. My Spleen was enlarged and if I hit my spleen it could bleed internally. This was just the beginning of my trials to come. Growing up I was always in a lot of pain and never knew why. My mother got diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The EDS was hereditary so I went to get tested. Results were positive I did in fact have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome- The hyper-mobile form. I also was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I’m in pain every day, there hasn’t been a day where I woke up and said damn I feel good, but I push through so I can be the best I can. I was taken out of work for a little over a year because my flare ups were just too bad. I am doing better now, back at work and currently enrolled in school. I might not have gotten the best hand in life, but I’m going to make the best of it regardless of what I’ve been diagnosed with.
