King was ultimately diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) by medical professionals in 2015. According to the Mayo Clinic, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Is a collection of hereditary conditions that impact your connective tissues, mainly your skin, joints, and blood vessel walls. Stretchy, fragile skin and excessively flexible joints are symptoms.
People with hEDS, the most prevalent form of the condition, often have joint discomfort and dislocations. After a motorcycle accident, I was internally decapitated. My new normal is this.
To keep informed about the best that PEOPLE has to offer, from captivating human interest stories to celebrity news, subscribe to their free daily email.
King had a halo brace installed a year after receiving her diagnosis in order to support her spine and neck. But according to the Daily Mail, she was internally decapitated while taking off the brace.
According to a study published in the World Journal of Orthopedics, atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD), sometimes referred to as orthopedic decapitation or internal decapitation,
