Growing Pains My Arse

This week on Surviving Purely Out Of Spite, Jack dives into the brutal reality of living for decades with undiagnosed Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a condition that turned one person’s body into a collapsing IKEA wardrobe held together with painkillers and blind optimism.From being told “it’s just growing pains” as a child, to enduring hundreds of thousands of dislocations, failed surgeries, opioid dependence, and years of medical gaslighting, this episode explores what happens when your body is screaming for help while the healthcare system keeps replying with a shrug and a leaflet.It’s dark, funny, furious, heartbreaking, and unfortunately very relatable for anyone who’s ever been told: “Your tests look normal.”Expect:catastrophic jointsVictorian levels of medical sufferingNHS emotional damagethe psychological horror of being called “clumsy” for 40 yearsand Jack aggressively coping through humour because therapy is expensive and sarcasm is free.If your body feels like a hostile work environment, this one’s for you.