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Awareness Wristbands
There is a phrase that gets drilled into the minds of physicians-in-training during medical school: "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." In the medical community, the term "zebra" is commonly and universally understood as a reference to a rare disease or condition. Physicians are taught to assume that the simplest explanation is usually the best, so as not to go around diagnosing patients with all sorts of exotic illnesses that are highly unlikely. Common diseases are what physicians should expect to encounter. But those who actually do have a rare disorder know firsthand that some physicians seem to have completely lost the ability to imagine that zebras may exist! It is frustrating indeed, to spend years being shuffled from specialist to specialist, seeking diagnosis and treatment for a condition that no one can seem to identify. This wristband is designed to spread awareness—zebras do exist! In a world of horses, the hoofbeats of zebras too often go unrecognized. Now zebras can take the opportunity to speak out and make themselves known! Proceeds from the sales of this wristband will be donated to the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation and its local groups.
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