Society Today

Something has been bugging me for awhile that I have only recently been able to put into words. There has been a drastic increase in the 'Me' culture. Now the question is what do I mean by 'Me' culture. I don't mean individuality, I don't mean standing up for yourself and I don't mean fighting against injustice. These seem to be the themes of the day, but why? We live in a society that says that they embrace our differences, but do they really?

Newspeak

If any of you have seen the Word of the Day on Dictionary.com you might have seen my inspiration for this post. The word of the day is:

newspeak
[noo-speek, nyoo-]
noun 

(sometimes initial capital letter)an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”

We Can't Live in the Past

With as many takes as there are on the 'race war' that seems to be the topic of the day today there is something that we all need to remember. We are ALL equal! That is what we all want, or at least what we say we want. Now, before people start chanting "Black Lives Matter" or "White Lives Matter" on me take a step back. Is there any life that doesn't matter or that matters over another? The answer is no, unequivocally NO!

Why I Support HB2

There is a lot being said about North Carolina's House Bill 2 in the media right now, almost all of it negative. The question that many people are asking is why does anyone support this bill that is supposedly so horrible. Maybe I can clear up some of this.

EDS Fact 14 - It's Genetic

For many parents this is the hardest part of having a genetic disorder: the thought that you might pass it on to your children. For me I find that while this bothers me there is also a silver lining, I am going through it first. I am doing my best to help my children cope with the things that I have been through. Thankfully the medical community is slowly learning about EDS as a whole and while it can be hard to find a medical professional who knows anything about what we are going through it is not impossible. Twenty years ago when I first had problems I was completely written off as a patient. There was nothing wrong with me was what I was told. It has taken the EDS community a long time to get from that to having the few champions that we have today.

EDS Fact 13 - Vascular EDS

Vascular EDS is the most serious type of EDS and the most examined because it has more life threatening complications than the rest. Vascular EDS effects the organs, specifically the heart, more than with other types. You have an increased risk of heart problems and possible failure.

EDS Fact 12 - Pregnancy Sucks!

I know that you have heard this from about every pregnant woman you have ever ran into, but for those who have EDS pregnancy is a special hurdle. Why? Well, pregnancy hormones are meant to help get your body ready for childbirth. For normal people that makes their joints, particularly the pubic synthesis, more pliable. In order to do this our body makes our tendons more stretchy. For normal people there is very little effect that this has on your everyday life other than it might make you a little more ungainly, for us it can be a huge problem.