Caterina Kilian

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Help spread awareness to EDS/HSD during the month of May! image

Help spread awareness to EDS/HSD during the month of May!

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Join me in supporting The Ehlers-Danlos Society they help so many people just like me that wake up to the challenges of EDS. At the age of 46, I was diagnosed with HEDS; Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I’m actually a disabled veteran and had an accident in 1995 that dislocated my hip, damaged both my knees and broke my tail bone. For years I progressively got worse by 2010 I was using a walker and by 2012 I had to medically retire from my Federal position with DHS. My story, like others, is complicated and far too difficult to put into one paragraph let alone one conversation. So, I started my own Facebook EDS Page called Roar I’m a Zebra. As my life was turned on its head it also came into focus. Since 2013 I have had 24 surgeries and countless procedures, diagnostic testing, hospital visits, and countless doctors. I’m o a feeding tube and have been since the partial removal of my esophagus in 2017. I wear braces on my ankles, hips, and splints on my fingers. I also, have to wear a neck brace almost daily when my neck pain becomes too much or brings on my cranial headaches. The Ehlers Danlos Society has helped me and other zebras in countless ways.

Just a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my goal for The Ehlers-Danlos Society