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TAKING CONTROL

“Since I was a kid, I was always prone to getting hurt, and I could stretch my skin more than usual. At 13, I Googled ‘stretchy skin disease’ and found EDS, and it just clicked with my symptoms. I sent an email to my doctor essentially saying, ‘I think I have EDS, and here’s why’ and was told to stop worrying

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