Actress and producer Lena Dunham, who created and starred in the HBO series “Girls,” revealed that she has the chronic disease Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects “connective tissues supporting the skin, bones, blood vessels, and many other organs and tissues,” according to the National Institutes of Health.
The Huffington Post notes that singer Sia and actor Jameela Jamil also revealed earlier this year that they had been diagnosed with the condition.
Dunham revealed her condition after paparazzi photos surfaced showing her walking with a cane.
“I could choose to be embarrassed by these paparazzi pics — I mean, that’s probably the point of someone publishing them in the first place — but I’m really not,” she wrote in an Instagram post over the weekend, adding: “But the truth is just: This is what life is like when I’m struggling most with chronic illness. An Ehler-Danlos syndrome flare means that I need support from more than just my friends… so thank you, sweet cane!”
The Huffington Post report adds: “Dunham has been open about her health over the years, regularly giving fans updates on her endometriosis and the total hysterectomy she had in 2017 in hopes of finding relief from the chronic disease.”
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