About
Hi there! I'm Grace, and I have a body that's mostly shit. More specifically, I have multiple chronic illnesses that have me identify as a person with a disability - hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, and Reynaud's Syndrome. My hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has me feeling like somebody took a baseball bat to all my joints just about all the time, and my endometriosis and pelvic floor dysfunction frequently make me feel like I got stabbed in the ovaries. Also, I faint a lot, am always either constipated or having diarrhea (there is no in between), and am generally a tired, crabby person.
"Well, all that's great, Grace, but why are you writing a whole blog about it?", you may ask. There are two main reasons:
So here we are. You can leave at any time, but I'm stuck in my shit body and would love some company. Come with me on this magical fucking journey.
"Well, all that's great, Grace, but why are you writing a whole blog about it?", you may ask. There are two main reasons:
- Despite all of my symptoms, a lot of people don't believe that I am sick because aside from wearing braces and wincing a lot, I mostly look like a healthy, able-bodied person. I'd like to help people understand that invisible illnesses are very real, and convince others with invisible illnesses that they're not alone.
- My therapist told me to.
So here we are. You can leave at any time, but I'm stuck in my shit body and would love some company. Come with me on this magical fucking journey.