‘I still want to feel human’: Hamilton student's rare-condition battle

Home / Waikato NewsTom EleyMultimedia journalist·Waikato Herald·8 Jul, 2026 06:00 PM6 mins to read‌Comet, Kate Pudney and Atlas. Photo / SuppliedComet, Kate Pudney and Atlas. Photo / SuppliedHamilton student Kate Pudney hopes sharing her story will do more than raise awareness of the rare conditions that have reshaped her life.

The 24-year-old is living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and multiple vascular compression disorders and wants people to better understand what it means to live with an

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‘I still want to feel human’: Hamilton student's rare-condition battle

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