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Single Mom Battles Health Challenges for Independence

2/23/2025

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Kitty Colbert, a 39-year-old disability advocate living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, fights daily to balance her health challenges while caring for her spirited four-year-old daughter, Winter Rose. Desiring independence, she seeks private treatment and an electric wheelchair, yet often leans on her husband, Simon, for support in tasks she longs to handle alone.

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Story summary

Kitty Colbert, a 39-year-old disability advocate living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, fights daily to balance her health challenges while caring for her spirited four-year-old daughter, Winter Rose. Desiring independence, she seeks private treatment and an electric wheelchair, yet often leans on her husband, Simon, for support in tasks she longs to handle alone.