Grace Barnhart was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome when she was 4 years old. She’s also a caregiver to her dad who has Marfan syndrome. In this episode, she talks about growing up with Marfan, getting involved in advocacy and community at a young age, medical events she’s dealt with of her own and of her dad’s, and how she lives her life as a young adult knowing she has Marfan.
Find more information, including support groups and webinars, about VEDS, Marfan, and Loeys-Dietz, at thevedsmovement.org, loeysdietz.org, and marfan.org.
If you would like to share your story with VEDS, Marfan, Loeys-Dietz, or a similar condition on this podcast, visit
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Links mentioned in the episode:
VEDS Research Study: The Role of Community in Mental health: A Grief and Trauma Related Needs Assessment in the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Population
https://bit.ly/VEDSsurvey
Marfan Foundation/The VEDS Movement/Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Foundation Events:
https://marfan.org/calendar/
Join a Walk for Victory:
https://marfan.org/walk/
Help and Resource Center
https://marfan.org/ask
https://loeysdietz.org/ask
https://thevedsmovement.org/ask
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