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Staying alive shouldn’t be complicated.
Consider this is your survival guide for living your best life while navigating the weirdest, wildest, and most confusing corners of health. From rare diseases, to food allergies, to symptoms that make doctors raise an eyebrow… this is your safe space.
Here, you’ll find resources, real talk, and a little humor to get you through it.


How to Not Die is happy to accept readers’ suggested resources. Should you have suggestions or experiences you would like to share, reach out!

– Lauren

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I’m Lauren

Welcome to How2NotDie.com. I created this little corner of the internet to be a helpful resource to anyone who’s had questions about Ehlers Danlos, Mast Cells, or Connective Tissue. Whether for providers whom have questions about their patients or for patients that have felt dismissed, misunderstood, or not taken seriously by providers- I want this site to provide answers to questions and peace to chaos. Here, I invite you to join me in compiling, learning, and sharing all of the things that make zebras, well, zebras!

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