Singer and songwriter Sia announced on Twitter earlier this month that she’s suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a group of connective tissue disorders that most commonly affects the skin and joints.

Sia’s fans immediately weighed in, many of them offering words of encouragement. Some of them even said that they, too, suffer from EDS, a condition that affects approximately 1 in 5,000 people worldwide, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Actress Jameela Jamil also replied to Sia’s tweet, revealing that she was diagnosed with EDS when she was a child.

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