Fresno native with rare disorder fights for life changing wheelchair insurance won’t cover

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — After years of being misdiagnosed, Central Valley native Aly Corvin finally has a name for the pain that has shaped her entire life.

“I was born with a handful of disabilities and I’ve acquired some on the way,” Corvin says. “But I do have what a lot of people call E-D-S and CO.”

Corvin lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a group of rare connective tissue disorders caused by faulty collagen. The condition leads to overly stretchy skin, fragile tissues and hypermobile joints that dislocate easily: something Corvin experiences every day…

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