Staying Connected

Staying Connected


Latest Episodes

Nancy Billon
August 23, 2024

In this episode were going to talk to Nancy Billon, who was diagnosed with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS) with a combination of her medical history and a genetic test that revealed a VUS on C

Hugh Cox
August 16, 2024

In this episode were going to talk to Hugh Cox, a member of the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome community diagnosed just in 2022. He was first misdiagnosed with a clotting disorder.

Maggie Buckley
August 09, 2024

In this episode were going to talk to Maggie Buckley, a long-time member of the community who was diagnosed with hypermobile EDS when she was a child. Recently, a genetic test revealed she has the ge

Erin Langley
August 02, 2024

Erin Langley was tested for VEDS (Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) due to some concerning family history, but her results came back as a Variant of Unknown/Uncertain Significance, or VUS. In this epis

Carlos Horn
July 26, 2024

Carlos Horn was diagnosed with VEDS (Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) last year, in 2023. With a history of multiple aneurysms and a stroke, a doctor sent him to a vascular specialist who wanted to ru

Special: Emotional Recovery
May 21, 2024

After my recent renal dissection, kidney infarction, and iliac dissection with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS), I wanted to know what emotional recovery was like for others after medical events

Reconnecting with my brother, Jacob Frederick
May 04, 2024

My brother, Jacob Frederick, rejoins the show. Our last interview was only a couple weeks before my recent renal artery dissection/kidney infarction and iliac dissection. In this episode, we talk abou

Sheila Felske
April 27, 2024

Today were going to hear from Sheila Felske, who is joining us to share her experience with Vascular Ehlers-Danos Syndrome (VEDS), which she was diagnosed with last year. Sheila had her first carotid

Deb Kruk
April 20, 2024

Deb Kruk was diagnosed with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS) in her mid-60s, following the loss of her 40 year old son, Brian, to an aortic dissection. They did not know Brian had VEDS when he d

Betsy Matarrita
April 13, 2024

Betsy Matarrita was born and raised in Costa Rica, and was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome when she was a young child. Growing up, she didnt know anyone else with Marfan syndrome, and they had to come