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.
Tags: Chronic Illness, Ehlers Danlos Awareness, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Overcoming Illness
Real Life Stories | TinaMiller | 
May 10, 2016 10:53 pm | 
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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 »
Tags: Chronic Illness, Encouragement, Heart Attack, Invisible Illness, Life Story, Marfans, Marfans Syndrome, Overcoming Illness
Real Life Stories, Uncategorized | TinaMiller | February 12, 2015 9:00 am | Comments (3)
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