My name is Sharon, I am a wife and a dog mom of two, living with multiple chronic illnesses. I was diagnosed with my first chronic condition at 14, and over the years have learned and been diagnosed with several others, evolving from my Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a rare disease that causes the collagen in your body to be created faultily. And since collagen makes up ligaments, tissue, skin, bone, tendons, etc., it means this condition effects almost every part of the body. This has meant learning to redefine my life multiple times as my pain and conditions have gotten worse, and trying to find a balance between what I want to do and what my body can actually do. There are no treatments I haven't tried, to no avail. But one thing I have always had to help me through, one day at a time, is my dogs. They pass no judgment, give me motivation to keep going, and remind me we are never alone, and that anyone can traverse through adversity so long as they have courage and faith. While my chronic illnesses and chronic pain have meant I cannot work anymore or fulfill my passion of training service dogs for others with disabilities, I have found new ways to endure by creating. I hope, in my own way, to still help people and their dogs, if only by putting a smile on their face with a bandana made for them and their dog. My own dogs have surely enriched my life beyond words and continue to inspire me to keep going, one day at a time. Thank you for shopping with Flannel Hound and God bless.