I got in a serious car accident 2 months ago, I just returned to work this past week.

Someone drifted into my lane on the highway (80mph) and I swerved to avoid them, I ended up going off the shoulder into a field and my car rolled twice, then hit a tree. I was wearing my seatbelt and my airbags deployed correctly.

The speed at which I was going dictates that I should have had far more serious injuries. I walked away with a concussion, bruising, and a black eye from hitting the steering wheel,plus a bruise from the seatbelt.

The doctor said that my hypermobility is what prevented me from being hurt worse. I flopped about like a fish instead of tensing up. He likened it to when someone who is drunk hits a car full of sober people, the sober people are the injured ones because they are bracing for the impact and then drunk one is fine. My body wasn't able to tense up because of EDS and so I was able to walk out of the hospital once my concussion was treated.

This is literally the only positive thing about having hEDS, but I'll fucking take it.

Moral of the story: watch your blind spots, especially on the highway. Drive safely everyone ❤️