Day Two’s prompt was to pay a compliment to a stranger. The idea behind this one is to think about when we’ve been complimented even though we were feeling really bad and thinking that we must look just as bad, but someone had mentioned how pretty your hair looked, or how a certain color looked really good on you, etc. This makes me think back to my friend’s wedding a few months ago. Because of complications from my conditions, I’ve put on some undesired weight and have been feeling really uncomfortable about it. Not only that, I just don’t have the money to be buying new clothes, never mind a dress to wear to a wedding. I have a dress that I wore to another friend’s wedding and at the time it had been a little big on me, so I decided to wear it even though I still felt really self-conscious. I continued to feel self-conscious throughout the night, but what had made it easier was people telling me how good I looked, or how much someone like the way I had done my hair. It’s amazing how one little sentence can really perk up someone’s day.
I wasn’t even really thinking about the Challenge the other day, but I did say some nice things to many people at my boyfriend’s folk’s cookout. Just seeing their eyes light up and seeing them smile is so worth it. There is something nice to say about mostly everyone you know, or everyone you choose to hang around. It doesn’t take much to pay them a little compliment now and again.
Genetically Incorrect 
lacyJ
Kerrilynn,
You are brave and precious to share with the rest of the world how EDS and other chronic illnesses effect your life!
I am also a chronic illness survivor and have been diagnosed with lupus, “mixed CTD” (which recently has been questioned and thought now to be EDS), Raynaud’s, and a form of Lyme (that I contracted through a mite while bathing one of my dogs who was sick at the time).
I just wanted to say that I saw your video on YouTube where you were trying to show “proof” of your illness/diagnosis and here’s what I think.
THe guy who needed you to prove your illness should take a hike or maybe he needs to go hang gliding without the glider… and please, be very careful about showing your full name and address to anyone – maybe even consider taking that part out of the video or can you blur your personal info?
I have a daughter who’s probably about your age and I’m concerned she may also have EDS (we both have many of the signs & symptoms) but won’t bring it up until I’ve had a specialist confirm the disease as one of my conditions.
I also blog (but with multiple spontaneous fractures in one foot through the summer and a lupus flare, I have 4 or 5 articles in “draft”).
I invite you to my web site: http://www.couplesfacingillness.com and my blog: http://www.lifebeyondillness.blogspot.com
You can view a video showing my battle and physical decline with multiple chronic illnesses on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeG6dOfYPWY
Do you have family/friend support and do you have a doctor who knows how to treat or care for patients with EDS?
Hugs 4 Hope & Healing,
Jamey