A Lemon Car
I was told by my doctor growing up that my body was a "lemon car." According to Carfax, a lemon car is one that has " a substantial defect that the automaker can’t fix within a reasonable amount of time". Every 14-year-old's dream to be. A lemon car. I was born with a connective tissue disorder called Ehler's Danlos Syndrome. But we wouldn't know that until I was in my early 20's. My entire childhood was filled with doctor's visits and different offices and specialists, from physical therapists to gastroenterologists. Putting out little fires, so to speak, without knowing an eternal flame was lit within my very DNA. As mentioned in a previous post, I started physical therapy when I was in the first grade to help with unstable ankles. It was there that my physical therapist said that I would need physical therapy for the rest of my life. I have seen physical therapists in California, Utah, Idaho and Tennessee for various joints and ligaments. ...