Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[maidmarian]

But Linda acted surprised that Izzy was in a wheelchair, would she have not needed one when she was younger too, I am also not familiar with Izzy's illness

Its called Ehlos Danlos syndrome . I had thought
about wheelchair and was looking it up when
Perdita sent her post.
Very complicated- 3 types- can be heriditary!
A lot of NHS info refers to infancy(floopy joints)
and refer to you or child.
It does sound very serious and debilitating from
an early age.It is a problem with connective
tissue and affects many body parts and functions.

I think the thing that puzzles me more than
characters reasonings is the fact that this
is a little known illness and there is lack of
understanding when people make thoughtless
remarks about Izzy facial expressions etc.
Im all for tv progs raising "awareness" but
wish they would do more research and
think things through.