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DOUBLE JOINTED
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I'm double jointed and I've always wanted to be good at sport. My joints are laxable, which means my co-ordination isn't too good and neither is my strength or speed.
I understand that people have far worse problems than me, people are blind or deaf or in a wheelchair. But with laxable joints there's no excuse not to don well.
I used to get bullied real bad because of my joints and very few people were sympathetic.
On my Duke Of Edinborough I had trouble keeping up because my group was moving too fast and my knees were swolen. I ended up at the back with a girl who had bad asthma and her boyfriend.
The teacher told me it was my fault for not keeping up (even though I had a doctors note cos I had a scoliosis) and she told me I was lazy.
You see, I do try. All I've ever wanted to do was travel, be good at outdoor pursiutes and sport. I know I'll never be in the olympics, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had similar experience or known someone who has.
I'm not an invalid, I just find sport harder. Does anyone have any advice for me?
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I understand that people have far worse problems than me, people are blind or deaf or in a wheelchair. But with laxable joints there's no excuse not to don well.
I used to get bullied real bad because of my joints and very few people were sympathetic.
On my Duke Of Edinborough I had trouble keeping up because my group was moving too fast and my knees were swolen. I ended up at the back with a girl who had bad asthma and her boyfriend.
The teacher told me it was my fault for not keeping up (even though I had a doctors note cos I had a scoliosis) and she told me I was lazy.
You see, I do try. All I've ever wanted to do was travel, be good at outdoor pursiutes and sport. I know I'll never be in the olympics, but I'd like to know if anyone else has had similar experience or known someone who has.
I'm not an invalid, I just find sport harder. Does anyone have any advice for me?
IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS THE WORD...
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Calcium is great for your bones but I'm not sure how it affects the joints.
If you enjoy sport that's great. Being double jointed cannot stop you from enjoying what you love doing.
The more I ran the stronger my lungs became.
Get more info about your illness and I'm sure u can find a way to fight it
My platella bone in my knee is funny and grates, which is excruciating.
My teachers always thought that i was just being lazy and trying to get out of sport.
It was so frustrating.
I just checked the site, and there are 12 egroups specific to scoliosis.
J9
IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS THE WORD...