Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome – Liana Brooks

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Trading Socks For Skates

Bad Pain Days And Teaching Moments

For those of you who are new here are a few key things you need to know to make it through this post: – I was born with a genetic mutation called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. My collagen is a mess. I’m hypermobile. I can dislocate any joint with ease. I’m usually…

Ehlers-Danlos In Fiction

I never meant to drag my illness into fiction. In fact, it’s been something I’ve intentionally avoided. Ehlers-Danlos is a weird genetic mutation. The things it does would make most editors frustrated. It turns out: it does frustrate editors. A lot. Without planning on it I accidentally gave the Lee…

From Late Night Twitter… Writing the Disabled

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Another Fight

Someone asked me today what they should do if life is just too overwhelming. When you hurt, and depressed, and you’ve been kicked down so many times by life that you can’t remember not being in the mud… I’m not sure I have an answer for that. It’s a good…