welcome to oneEDSvoice
- a positively charged Ehlers Danlos Syndrome community.- join today!
- login
Brave Gendi: In the swim!
Swapping her wheelchair for a wetsuit, Gendi Roberts is determined not to let her life-threatening illness get in the way of conquering the State Open Swim Series as an elite swimmer.
Although the 18-year-old describes swimming as ‘life-changing’, she pays a heavy price for her passion. Each stroke causes her immense pain due to a rare degenerative condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which has left Gendi with digestion problems, chronic fatigue, partial blindness and frequent bone dislocations.
expertly curated content related to this topic
-
Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeThese three case histories illustrate th...
-
4 Life Lessons I’ve Learned From Having Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeFrom all outward appearances, most peopl...
-
How EDS has Turned Me into a Super Hero!Like most superheroes, I found my powers...
-
Invisible disabilities: Looks can be deceiving, 19 year old advocates for Ehlers Danlos SyndromeLooks can be deceiving and such is the c...
-
A Zebra Like MeMaybelle Dawson longs for normalcy and b...
-
Living With Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeIt’s that time of year when my EDS sym...
-
The Masseuse Who Pulled My Arm OutI was away at a fancy spa and thought I'...