Hi everyone ;)

Ok so May is the month to help knowing my illness : Ehlers Danlos syndrom ;)

So I made a little giveaway for it ;)

http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/DfnRy/defend-your-life (FINISH, ANOTHER ONE BESIDES )

This little game was about helping your body to defend from virus and others ;)

A little like me and me body ;)

Ehlers Danlos syndrom is a rare disease, orphan too (no cure ), collagen is defective, or collagen is the glu of the body... so imagine you in pain all days, with joint disorder (can twistle my joint when I use a pen... or open a door, and sometimes in my sleep... and all joint are concern... )

I'm french, but I found a page that explain much better than me : https://www.rareconnect.org/en/community/ehlers-danlos-syndrome/understand

This chronic disease get me away from my computer, and so I read a lot... or watching a lot of series / movies... also play gran turismo 5 on playstation (cause playing with a joystick is less pain... )

Before I used to play cod2 and bf2 with team, and now i'm happy if I can play bfbc2 a party in a months...

So if you can share this link on facebook, or twitter or with your friends and family, it will help to make this invisible disease visible !!

Thanks a lot and have a nice day ;)

(I win anything with this links, only make it visible ;) )

EDIT : ANOTHER GIVEAWAY TO KEEP GOING : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/U5NG3/robotex (FINISH, ANOTHER ONE BESIDES !! )

EDIT 2 : LAST GIVEAWAY FOR THIS MONTH : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/UkOFe/bad-rats-the-rats-revenge !! (FINISH )

EDIT 3 :

And thanks to Orono, a new giveaway was made to raise Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome !! here : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/HOGu7/dead-space-2

And Also Lugum makes 3 giveaways to raise EDS !! Thanks a lot !!
here : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/oXHYM/particula
here : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/mo1qR/red-johnsons-chronicles-12-steam-special-edition
And here : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/x2bTh/boxeswithguns

AND another one here : http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/GQwzx/coh-2-the-western-front-armies-oberkommando-west#FDaLBQ8

Many thanks to you, Lugum ;)

(I'm happy because of you all ;) )

Thanks to you ;)

See you next year for raising up Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom ;)

(and sooner for a new giveaway !! I hope )

9 years ago*

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More info from Wikipedia
Thanks for the giveaway! May the 4th be with you :)

9 years ago
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Thanks for your link (I forgot wikipedia lool )
And the 4th my be with U too ;)

9 years ago
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Je n'en avais jamais entendu parler, je me coucherai moins bête ce soir. Je n'utilise pas les réseaux sociaux, ce qui fait que je ne vois pas comment je pourrais partager et faire connaître la maladie autour de moi, mais je vais prendre le temps d'en apprendre plus sur celle-ci. Je saisis l'occasion de saluer ton courage ainsi que celui de tout ceux qui se voient frappés de ce genre de problème.

Bises, je te souhaite le meilleur, j'espère qu'on trouvera un moyen de soigner ça.

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Je n'en avais jamais entendu parler avant non plus ;) (ouf parler français ça fait du bien :p )
Merci de ton soutien ;)
Pour le moment pas de traitement, juste du bricolage journalier ;)

9 years ago
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J'espére qu'on trouvera une solution un jour =/

Bonne chance pour la suite

9 years ago
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Moi aussi au moins pour les générations futures ;)

Mais "life goes on" ;)

Merci ;)

9 years ago
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Jamais entendu parler non plus de cette maladie, mais ca a l'air de pas être une partie de plaisir du tout... C'est sûr que j'ai pas à me plaindre avec mon apnée du sommeil :)
Bon courage à toi, amitiés franco-auvergnates ^^

9 years ago
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Ouch les apnées du sommeil, c'est pas une partie de plaisir non plus :/
Bon courage à toi et si si tu as le droit de te plaindre aussi ;)
y'a pas une maladie pire qu'une autre, c'est ce qu'on en fait qui nous rend plus fort ;)

Bon courage à toi aussi ;)
Et merci ;)

9 years ago
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that sounds painful I hope they can find some cure or remedies to lessen the pain

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For the moment, no cure, and analgesics doesn't works a lot.... so I learn to live with pain and do with it ;)
And yes painfull... like someone stabs me with knife...
It's genetic so waiting for a genetic modification...
Thanks for your time ;)

9 years ago
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Wow that looks painful, does actually exists any teraphy? Or you just take analgesics?

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No therapy, taking analgesics but without relief... (I used morphinics... and less pain but still there ^^' and I trieds at least 21 analgesics before )

It's painfull, it's a life in pain with some relief that I used to play games ;)

Thanks for your support ;)

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I just read up on it on wikipedia. At first I thought "hmm so what - overly movable joints and skin..." But only when I read further on that almost all people who have that feel intensive pain, I feel really sorry. I wish you have a good day today and that the bad days don't take over.

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At first look, contorsionism is a great condition, but no finally no ;)
And if doctors know Ehlers Danlos, nobody would tell me that hypermobility is a gift, a gift that make me cry some day...

But some days are cool like this one ;) less pain and more games (or I can do the cleaning... hum difficult choice ;) )

Don't be sorry ;) we all have our problems ;) and learn to live with it is the best way to deal with them ;)

Thanks dor your support ;)

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As a matter of fact, in the past many contortionists in circus/ carnivals also had Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Have you been working with a rheumatologist, they can probably help quite a bit. I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis, I am somewhat familiar with the condition, although I haven't seen many patients with collagen issues apart from Marfan's Syndrome (just finishing med school this month). Is the main issue pain in small joints that impairs your ability to play?

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Yes maybe some grand grand grand father or mother had works in a circus ;)
In fact here in France, physiotherapist are aware to help us more than others doctors ...
(I heard a lot "Ok you have this condition, nothing we can do, sorry. lets go with physiotherapist " )
The main issues aren't pain in small join, unfortunatelly, it's everywhere... I can't stay on computer, my back and shoulder hurts a lot, like a knife, and all joints are instable...
Sometimes when I play ps3, my hand and my finger stay in position, blocked and painfull... So I can't play no more during few days... it's fun sometimes the way they are blocked ;) (better laught that cry :p )
Marfan is a friend of Ehlers-Danlos, (my english is too bad to explain more this ^^' ), I use to have tendinitis in fingers, ankles, shoulders... everywhere, sometimes tendon broken when walking normally...
Not easy to explain ^^'
feel free to add me on steam if you want ;)

A lot of website are usefull for it in english, but in France the one who make a lot for Ehlers Danlos is Prof Hamonet : http://claude.hamonet.free.fr/eng/home.htm (oh god an english version :p helpfull didn't notice before ;) )

Thanks for your support ;) and don't forget : "When you hear hoofsteps, think horse, not zebra ", but sometimes zebra is the good answer :)

9 years ago
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I'm not good at discussing serious things. Virtual hug?
Medicine is making progress every day, so, there is always hope for a better future. Stay strong.

9 years ago
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virtual hug, yes why not ;)
I stay strong and I try to keep cool ;)

Thanks for your support ;)

9 years ago
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I really don't know what to say ... I'm hoping for your recovery.

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I'm hoping too ;) and for the others disease than stay invisible also...

Thanks for your support ;)

9 years ago
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Just go with it !.
I`m glad to hear you have very good information about your illness !.
I have Migraine. You just should Stop everything and find a dark and silent room !
As the other friends said : Stay strong :)

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I had this too, ophtalmic version ^^'
the world is suddenly brillant ;)
As for me pepper mint in stick on the side of the head (temples? ) is a relief ^^'

Stay strong too ;)

And thanks for your support ;)

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Migraine here :) Dark room, something cold on forehead and my beloved painkiller - and after 1 or 2 hours I can live again.
Sadly analgesics doesn't works in your case.

Thanks for this discussion - haven't know anything about this syndrome before.

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Thanks to you to share your experience ;)

no analgesics cause i'm already on them... maybe I feel pain if not... didn't try to not take them...

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I sincerely pray you recover and that the experts find a cure :)

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Thanks for your support ;)

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I had never heard of this before. I'm sorry to hear what you have to go through. Disease and disorders are so cruel. I hope I can help make this visible so research can help your life and the lives of others in the future.

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Thanks for your support !

Every single word on it help a lot trust me, talking is the best way to raise doctors who can find something helpfull ;)

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Thanks for the share. May your every day be the most glorious it can be.

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Thanks to you ;)
have a nice life too ;)

9 years ago
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Well I am sorry to hear that, I only saw a few patients with EDS but I know that it can be very difficult. It is extremely hard to maintain a positive look on life like you do, so thumbs up mate you are awesome. I can only hope that your disease is limited to your joints/bones. People should support stem cell / gene therapy for patients like you, some of them really ignorant when it comes to these researches not knowing it is your only hope, you are doing your part nicely, people must know these disorders. I wish you a long and painless life with your loved ones. If you dont mind me asking how did you come to diagnosed with EDS, what was your first symptoms?

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Thanks a lot for your words ;) I'm very touched (and tears are going to appears if I don't take care... )
So feel positive and have a lot of humour and "auto derision" helps a lot ;)
Doing what you can do, day by day, never give up and I think it's a good way of life ;)

I don't have problems to talk about my condition, if only it can helps others ;)

In fact I always have symptoms, since I'm a child, so far I go, I always be clumsy and play with hypermobility for fun and make others laught...
I'm in pain since ever, but before I tought others too and that is normal to wake up and feel like if a car hits you...
Now I now it's abnormal to feel like that...
My kneecap scrap and blocked in a wrong position (the two ) and I get an operation to replace one in right angle, but operation failed so didn't do the second ;)
It's a wrist who "jumped" all time (open a door, turn a key, eat, write ... ) that make me feel something is wrong... (and radiologists talks about type 3 at this time but no search afterthat )
Then I have bad months (6 or 7 ) : can't walk without reasons, painfull in legs, back, shoulder...
But the diagnosis was final when my shoulder decide to turn into tendinitis and spontaneous subluxations (when I bring a sweater... hem ) push my doctor to explore more and others symptoms fits and find a "logic" answer... (like asthenia, proprioceptive disorders, Digestive manifestations and so more... )

Yes far as I remember I always "have something wrong", and a study of this and my family have made the diagnosis...
So diagnosis at 35 years old, begin to search whats wrong with me at 15...

(and I can't remember how many times I heard "It's in your head " ^^' )

Finding the specialist isn't easy no matter wich country you came from, it's not easy to find someone who said "I know what you got : this is a few solutions to help you "

So many symptoms, taken appart are just "normal", but if you have all of them... ;)

Feel free to add me on steam if you want to talk more about it ;)

And thanks you for your support !!

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The way you deal with everything is something to admire, I can honestly say that you are very brave. EDS not only rare but also very varible and complex for most doctors to handle, so I was curious about it. You are quite welcome. I would be more than glad to add you. I am not very talkative but I am a great listener. :)

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I sincerely hope a cure is found.
But no matter what... Enjoy each and every day...
Its sad that people need to be reminded of this simple truth...We get lost in so many stuff...

Goodluck mate :) God bless!

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Yes always enjoy what you have and no what you can't have ;)

Each day is a new day and someday are better than others , a bad day doesn't mean tomorrow is bad too ;)

Thanks for your support ;)

9 years ago
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Nice for the awareness post and the GA, merci beaucoup et j'espere que tu te sentiras mieux bientot.

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Merci beaucoup, le jeu s'y prêtait bien en plus alors j'ai pensé que c'était une bonne occasion ;)

Thanks for your support !! the game I found is so relevant that I think this is an opportunity to help knowing EDS !!

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Ah, I'm sorry to hear this Flepi. Have a bump for awareness and I'll do my best to spread this around to friends/family to get it better known. Wishing you the best!

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Thanks for your support ;)

Best to you too ;)

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And I thought I had the worst disease in the world (seborrheic dermatitis)...Sorry to hear that you have such problems...I hope someday you will find cure and you will never again have such pain...:) You should never lose faith ! Stay strong :)

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There's no worse disease, it's how you can go through live that make it worse ;)

Don't give up ;) hope you get better too ;)

Thanks for your support ;)

9 years ago
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Holy shit I have that disease, and also, can you add a option for that?

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Also, I got a whole bunch of other shit that followed Ehlers Danlos (osgood schlatter disease and curvature of the spine, and eventually arthritis and probably a bit of other things) and from what I have learned so far, people don't understand it. I have double joints, so that and curvature of the spine leave me to be a 13 year old boy who has to go to the chiropractor already. Whenever I put something out of place, people don't understand, and tell me to stop bitching. They just don't understand yet that it leaves you very susceptible to joint related problems, making you less likely to want to do whatever crazy shit they are doing. (one good example is parkour) Never the less, it has received very minimal public coverage, and probably needs to be more well known.

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So sorry to read this :/
Never give up and leave others opinions away, it's not easy to understand what we go threw, but a few empathy will help them !!
They are stupid, nothing more ;)
Why not going on forums or facebooks community to get some help and comfort?
Spine do what she wants too in your condition ^^' And yes go to the doctors, take appointements, live with this is never a fun part of it...
My knees are like yours too ^^'

With time and support, I hope you can see it as a companion, not an enemy (not easy to understand right now but I hope you can ;) )

And yes sometimes you wish you can do all the others do... so do it, with some adjustments of course !

And there is a lot of things we can do, like others, but it's right, we need to prepare a lot before ;)

feel free to add me on steam, we can if you want talk about EDS or others things (I've got a son EDS too, and he's 15 ), if you need to talk, I'm here ;)

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Sorry can't edit the votes ^^'

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Damn dude.... I'm sorry that you are suffering from this.
But a cure shall be found and ye shall be able to break big rocks with ye strong fist, Ayye!
And till that cure is found, your strong heart and will shall keep you strong to face all hurdles.
You are awesome.
Stay strong! and Thanks for the GA!

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Thanks for your support !!

I'm sure a cure will be find someday ;) for future generations maybe, but we need to talk about it today for tomorrow ;)

stay strong too ;)

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Thanks for the awareness, i didn't know there was such a disease but it didn't surprise me. I bet there are hundreds of diseases with no cure. Only thing you can do is live with it and enjoy life ;) We all have difficulties in life, others have more, others have less, but everyone learns to live with it!

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Exactly !! could'nt say it better !!

Thanks for your support ;)

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I wish you well.

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Thanks ;)

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Bonne chance! Tu as beaucoup de courage et j'espère qu'on trouvera un traitement :) May the 4th be with you (même si je suis un peu en retard ^^)

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Merci beaucoup ;)
Pas vraiment du courage, mais quand tu as pas trop le choix, tu fais avec :p

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And to keep going with this month (may is the month to make it visible ) another little giveaway :

http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/U5NG3/robotex

Feel free to spread the world and talk about it !!

Thanks to you !!

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And the robotex giveaway is done, so I made a little last one !! BAD RATS !!

http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/UkOFe/bad-rats-the-rats-revenge

Everyone can enter it ;)

Thanks to you ;)

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Hi Flepi, a little contribution for your cause: http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/HOGu7/dead-space-2

I knew the syndrome because I'm a very curious person always looking for information on the web. Have a virtual hug!

9 years ago
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Hi Orono !

I'm smiling at my computer ;) You make my day happy ;)

Thanks a lot for your help !!

Virtual hug too ;)

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