Doodle detects and responds to hypokalemia and does light mobility work
This is our journey. =)
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This post has been a long time coming but I wanted to update yall on doodle
A couple months ago it became clear I would not be able to keep doodle as my life circumstances changed. I had to make the absolutely heart wrenching decision to rehome him he is in a better place right now than I could offer him in my current position but I miss him so much
This blog will stand a s a place for my memories of him and I may add to it with posts about disability but there won't be any more about doodle or my experiences with a service dog
So pretty frequently I see people saying stuff like "Where does the zebra come from with EDS? Is it because we are prone to stretch marks? So we have stripes!"
No.
The zebra is a symbol for ANY rare disease, not just EDS. In medical school, providers are taught "if you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." Meaning think of the common causes for a person's symptoms, not rare. Doctors are taught to think of and rule out common conditions before you jump to looking for rare conditions. But sometimes, it is actually the rare disease. It is the zebra.
So that is where the zebra mascot comes from for any rare disease. Unfortunately, the EDS society has co-opted the zebra specifically for EDS.
This is my survey on experiences of adolescence and age of diagnosis/realization of disability. If you had a disability before the age of 26, (diagnosis not required) please fill it out. The more responses I get, the more likely I am to be approved for an undergraduate research grant in order to make this something that can actually enter the literature. As far as I can tell, this is the first survey of this kind that includes people that do not have a formal diagnosis, so it’s providing some really important information!
If you do not have a disability or weren’t disabled before the age of 26, please pass this around! The more participants this gets, the better the data will be.
Tagging a few people to hopefully boost this. The wider it spreads, the better.
Hello, I'm looking for research participants for my dissertation on chronic pain. If you have chronic pain and a spare fifteen minutes or so I'd love it if you could check the above survey out.