New EDS UK volunteer, Mia, is in the news.
Mia was repeatedly told that she’s “a young healthy female” despite struggling with unusual symptoms throughout her life, then everything changed when she began her own medical training.
Mia has experienced a variety of symptoms for as long as she can remember, as she told Newsweek that she believes they started “from as young as 2.” All along, she thought they were ordinary because many of her family members experienced them also.
The first symptom that she noticed was chronic constipation, and she thought that was “completely normal” for years. Over time, she also noticed extreme flexibility, blue sclera around her eyes, skin sensitivity, swollen hands, constant bruises, random allergies, dizziness when standing, mottled skin, migraines and difficulty breathing during exercise.