Connect for EDS this May

EDS and HSD AWARENESS MONTH 2026

STEP 1: Planning your morning Tea: Choose what suits

May is EDS & HSD Awareness Month. Take part in a month of CONNECTIONS: conversations, community, and care. Make it big, small or something in-between. 

Catch up for a coffee.  

• A simple chat can spark awareness. Share flyers or QR CODES around the café while you’re there.

Link it to your routine.  

• Dedicate a pilates, yoga, or movement class to EDS and HSD awareness and invite people to stay for a conversation afterwards.

Connect at work.  

• Host a morning tea, bring a plate, and open space for learning and sharing lived experience stories.

Whether it’s a quiet coffee catch‑up, a workplace morning tea, a movement class, or a larger gathering, your impact and conversations will add weight to raising awareness on behalf of CTDNA this EDS and HSD Awareness Month. Download a QR code and printable or digital graphics to support your efforts available below. 

STEP 2: Pick a day in May

> Pick any day in May that works for you. Friday 15th May is for #Reds4vEDS day.

STEP 3: Take some photos of your Morning Tea and share to social media

Use the hashtag  #CTDNAConnect4EDSandHSD  and Tag  @ctdnetworkaust 

STEP 4: Ask your guests to donate what they can to support CTDNA this May.

Donations from today go toward:

• Supporting education for clinicians
• Advocating for better recognition, resources, pathways to diagnosis and management

Every contribution—big or small—will make a real difference in helping CTDNA reach our goals

Thank you for being part of this community.

Downloadable material below: 

Download a POSTER for Self-Hosted Awareness Morning Tea 

POSTER 2026 Click HERE.

Download a DONATION QR CODE for Self-Hosted Awareness Morning Tea 

EDS Awareness Month A4 DONATION QR CODE Click HERE.

Download a CTDNA Flyer

CTDNA Flyer May 2026 Click HERE.