My Magazine Jun. 2014 | Page 5

6 5 bunch  of  physical  tests,  like  hop  on  one   foot,  and  bend  and  touch  my  toes.  He  then   went  on  and  said  I  had  this  Ehlers-­‐  Danlos   syndrome,  where  you  are  just  very  flexible   in  the  joint,  which  I  didn’t  understand   because  I’m  not  that  flexible.  I  didn’t  know   if  I  really  believe  I  had  this  syndrome,  so  we   came  down  another  time,  and  we  had  a  lady   this  time,  and  she  looked  over  my  x-­‐ray  and   said  I  did  have  the  Chiara  Malformation.   She  then  tested  me  for  the  Ehlers-­‐  Danlos   syndrome,  and  said  I  had  none  of  the   symptoms.  She  never  said  anything  about   the  Basilar  Invagination,  but  I  am  going  to   hope  for  the  best  and  hope  nothing  goes   wrong.  After  that  day  I  was  just  very   stressed  out  about  everything,  but  knowing   if  falling  off  the  car  hadn’t  taken  place,  then   none  of  these  problems  would  have  been   found,  which  could’ve  had  a  worse  ending.