WHY THE ZEBRA? Medical students have been taught to look for the more common and usual diagnosis, not the unexpected one. “WHEN YOU HEAR HOOFBEATS, DON’T EXPECT A ZEBRA.” The zebra became our symbol because those with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder are the unexpected. “SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HEAR HOOFBEATS, IT REALLY IS A ZEBRA.” When you see a zebra, you know it’s a zebra — but no two zebras have identical stripes. Those with EDS/HSD don’t have identical stripes either. Despite our different types and experiences: we are all people with EDS/HSD. We are stronger together. A group of zebras is called a dazzle. WE DAZZLE.
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WHY THE ZEBRA?Medical students have been taught to look for the more common and usual diagnosis, not the unexpected one.
“WHEN YOU HEAR HOOFBEATS, DON’T EXPECT A ZEBRA.”The zebra became our symbol because those with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder are the unexpected.
“SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HEAR HOOFBEATS, IT REALLY IS A ZEBRA.”
When you see a zebra, you know it’s a zebra — but no two zebras have identical stripes. Those with EDS/HSD don’t have identical stripes either.
Despite our different types and experiences: we are all people with EDS/HSD.
We are stronger together. A group of zebras is called a dazzle.
WE DAZZLE.
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