Pin — “My Joints Go Out More Than I Do”. EDS Awareness.

Description:

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This pin with its words ‘My joints go out more than I do. EDS awareness’ serves as a powerful symbol for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome awareness in a humorous and light hearted, tongue in cheek, yet serious way.

By wearing this pin you can help to raise awareness, create an opportunities for conversation, education, empowerment and also allowing others who see it realise that they are not alone in their own journey too. 

Image Description: Thie is a square pin with a white background and outlined in a black boarder. It has the words ‘My joints go out more than I do’, followed by the words ‘ — EDS awareness.’ The pin is decorated with the outlines of some joints, a knee joint and an elbow joint. It is finished with reflective stars in black.

Details:

Material: Zinc Alloy

Size: 3cm x 3cm 

Weight: 5 grams 

Package Includes: 1x Pin 

Why the zebra? 

Zebras are the mascot for rare disease and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Why? Because often when doctors are in medical school, they are taught a saying which says “when you hear hoof-boots - think horses not zebras, because horses are common and zebras are rare, ie: think of the common things, not the rare ones. But because of this, often along the way, doctors can forget that zebras still exist! Just because it is often a horse, doesn’t mean that it can't be a zebra, and that zebras don't still exist! This is why the zebra is the mascot to help raise awareness. Further to that — every zebra is unique with its own stripes, and even though its stripes are different to the next person's, doesn’t mean that it’s not still a zebra. Ie: Just because my symptoms are different to the person next to someone else's, doesn’t mean it’s not a zebra. It can look different from one person to the next, as it depends on what is most affected for each person…. but it’s still a zebra. Zebras do exist!