What is Stryders Story?

Stryder has a TWO rare medical conditions. One is called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and the other is Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS). EDS is a group of inherited disorders, caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen (Type I or III). The collagen in connective tissue helps tissues to resist deformation. In the skin, muscles, ligaments, blood vessels and visceral organs, collagen plays a very significant role and with increased elasticity, secondary to abnormal collagen, pathology results. Depending on the individual mutation, the severity of the syndrome can vary from mild to life-threatening. There is no cure, and treatment is supportive, including close monitoring of the digestive, excretory and particularly the cardiovascular systems. Corrective surgery may help with the frequent injuries that may develop in certain types of EDS, although the condition means that extra caution is advised and special practices observed.

LKS is a rare type of epilepsy, less than 300 people world wide have ever been diagnosed with it. In Stryder's case, he has spikes in his sleep every single second and he also has many other types of seizures. Stryder will have some brain damage and any time his siezures relapse, he will have more brain damage. Prognosis for this type of epilepsy is poor.