Ellis James and John Robbins. Radio X.

Hello everyone. Welcome to the show.

Thank you. Lots of thank yous to say.

Apologies for all the emails, once again, we can't read out.

But limited time and we had a few presents sent in this week.

So obviously we have to have to thank you for those.

First off, thank you to Christopher

Jay for your postcard from New Zealand. That's very sweet of you to send. Secondly, to Kaylee.

She says, my tale begins two years ago, well, it's not about 26 years ago, but I've skipped

forward quite a bit. I was battling with the darkness and was diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome.

This is something not many people are familiar with and has a spectrum.

Unfortunately, I am at the extreme end of the spectrum.

In its simple terms, hypermobility is a genetic defect with the collagen in your body.

For some reason, it can just mean they, for some people it means they're slightly more flexible. For others like myself, it can lead to constant chronic pain, dislocations and subluxations.

Ooh.

I feel I'm no longer in control of my body and I struggle with simple things like housework.

Some days I am great and I can walk up the Inca Trail in Peru, cheeky humble brag,

although it was several years ago.

Other days I can't walk up the stairs without stopping myself halfway up.

A few years ago, I embraced the 80-year-old within me and began to cross-stitch as it helped distract me from the pain you two at the show and I decided I had to stitch and send to show my thanks for the ramblings of friends chatting on the radio about some silly things.

And Kaylia sent us a cross stitch which says good vibes only.

Oh, I like that.

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