Nuclear EDS - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Vinyl Sticker

"Ever wonder if your mom licked a nuclear reactor when pregnant?"

I'd jokingly said that to friends and doctors in my 20s and 30s when faced with my seemingly unconnected milder medical issues, but on June 15, 2023, my health went nuclear. My life imploded. It took six months, half a dozen doctors and two hospital visits before I found a doctor who gazed at me with calm, unphased compassion after I'd read through my written list of issues and convoluted timeline, and said: 'do you have any scars?'

That's when I learned about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

That diagnosis was the start of a long journey that explained my medically uncomfortable past, my catastrophic present, and shadowed my future.

This art piece was born from my frustration, grief, and redefinition of self.

I make these by hand and mail them myself via USPS, so give me 5 business days to make an order and get it in the post (hey, I'm a zebra, OK? Any given day it might take my all to breathe, let alone craft) and then standard USPS first class mailing times.

Talk to me if you're overseas, we can come to an arrangement.