Re: Re: Re: How do you cope?

[Guest guest]

Yes, sadly, if you told someone you have arthritis. the lightbulb would go

off and you'd have instant understanding!

Jill

Re: How do you cope?

>

> Do not look at a diagnosis as something that will suddenly make others

> understand the situation better. EDS is poorly understood in general and

in

> all communities, so where a diagnosis may mean better knowledge for you,

the

> people around you will not necessarily understand you better.