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One Woman’s Rise Above E.D.S.
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Three ugly little words that changed my life, took everything from me, erased years of work and struggle, took away my identity. Three words that gave me a new life, new purpose, a new appreciation for every day.
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My name is James Beal. I was born in north Carolina in 1980. I lived a normal childhood with little fear.
At night when I would go to bed I would always have the same strange dream. I would dream I was sitting on the stairs looking out the window. The Easter bunny would run by the window like someone was chasing him. Then the devil would run by. A few minutes later the devil would peek in the window, hold up the rabbit ear and point at me. At that moment I would wake up with severe chest pain unable to speak. The doctors always said it was a heart murmur.
At 15 I was falling asleep in class, having severe chest pains, and unable to focus on anything. I went to the Dr., but was told it was growing pains. While running track one day, I had a heart attack and hit the ground. Read more »