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| Name: | Leanne Hardy |
| Age: | 17 |
| Year of the Fix: | 2019 |
| Location: | Ashford, Kent |
| Campaign: | To raise awareness of invisible illnesses |
I was diagnosed with a complex genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) when I was 12.
It means my joints are very painful and dislocate all the time. I take very strong painkillers every day and have to do lots of physiotherapy to stay on top of it.
On bad days I am in such agony that I can’t walk the ten steps between my bed and the bathroom.
To the outside world, however, I look like every other healthy teenager.
It means people sometimes tell me off for using a priority seat on a bus or stare when I walk out of a disabled toilet.
So I have made a leaflet with Fixers to educate people about ‘invisible’ illnesses and to promote understanding.
Kayleigh Clinton helped me with my Fix.
See My Invisible Illness
18th Jun 2019
Jade Kingdom
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Olivia G
Shannon Rawlings
Macauley Collinson
Ben Simms
Chelsie Brown
Tilly and Bella
Sam Womack
Liam Thomas
Ethan Mcinally
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Meghann
'Kate'
Lauren Taylor
Shano
Becky Thorn
Hannah Baker
Fern Lulham
Jo Quinn
Becky
Hafsa Ur-Rehman










