Balancing a nursing degree with a long-term condition
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Balancing a nursing degree with a long-term condition

Freya Williams Second-year children’s nursing student

Nursing student Freya Williams explains why her genetic condition will be no barrier to her career

I was diagnosed in 2020 with the connective tissue disorder Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a long-term condition that affects the joints, skin and tissues.

Nursing Children and Young People. 35, 2, 15-15. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.35.2.15.s7

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