I've been meaning to sit down and write. Every single day I tell myself that I'm going to get my thoughts out, that I'll get back to blogging about them, because the venting will do me good. The truth is, that between PT, being a mother to a 5 year old, and trying to take care of projects around the house (that I have just had sitting in my basement storage room waiting to be taken care of,) I have just felt too drained at the end of each day to put any mental energy into writing. That, and, I'm a research nut, so finding out all of this new stuff out about my various conditions, I have just been going on a research rampage. My goal has been to try and gather as much information as possible to try and figure out how to give myself the best life possible until I can actually make it in to see the specialist.
I came across an interesting read that really got me thinking, and I wanted to share it on here. Its a theory about how EDS might have been a genetic advantage back in the ancestral days. It is a bit repetitive, but it does make some good points and if you sit and think for a little while, it kinds makes you wonder what other genetic "disorders" could really be genetic advantages in the right environment, instead of genetic disadvantages.
Evolution, is a slow process, that happens gradually, over time. Our bodies change and adapt to meet the needs of our species, but that process cannot possibly keep up with the fast paced tech world that we live in now. We are built for hunting and gathering, not microwaving and channel surfing.
Anyway, I'm rambling. The link is here, and the theory can probably be applied to a lot more than just EDS....
A Theory of Ehlers-Danlos as a Genetic Advantage in Ancestral Environments Contributing to Advanced Civilization
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