Hey! Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here – almost six months. Aside from the fact that I’ve been busy diving into a new business, you guys know I only write when I’m feeling inspired or compelled to do so, and that seems to be the case this morning. But I’d be…
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The 2nd Annual Yellow for Endometriosis Awareness Walk Orlando, Florida 2018 On March fourth over fifty activists wore yellow and walked with signs to raise awareness about endometriosis in honor of Endo Awareness Month. We were joined by excision specialist Dr. Ken Sinervo from the Center for Endometriosis Care, his Program Director Heather Guidone and…
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I am walking around in a crowded room smiling, laughing and talking with others. Those who know me think I must be feeling really well tonight, others assume I am just like them. I am walking around in a crowded room smiling, laughing and talking with others. The distraction is nice, but the physical effort…
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Nothing scares me more than being in the midst of recovery and realizing the book I bought is a total dud. Great books are my souls ticket to adventure when I’m feeling confined. Even when I’m not recovering, sometimes it’s just good to get out of my own mind for a while, and into someone…
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“Souls survive on hope in the absence of physical evidence. Not the naive hope that everything will be hunky-dory, exactly as life used to be, but the hope that assures us, when things seem darkest, that although it doesn’t look that way now, something else is also true, as one survivor put it to me.” –…
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Lara Parker wrote this on Instagram a while back and I just loved it, “If you’re tired of hearing about my pain, imagine how tired I am of living in pain.” If it wasn’t for the women who have created a voice for chronic pain sufferer’s, many would still be undiagnosed, there would be very few…
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Four years ago, I said to myself, “this will all be over soon.” Three years ago, I said, “there’s no way this can last forever.” Two years ago, I said, “they figured out what’s wrong, just a matter of time before it’s fixed.” One year ago, I said, “the last stride. a few more months…
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Writing comes easy to me but your love is difficult to put into words. It’s depth feels so endless, my mind can’t even process all of it. Life with chronic pain is difficult, and caring for someone in pain isn’t any easier. It may not seem like it all the time, but I see you. …
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I guess she’s not really new, this new normal. She’s been hanging around for a while but made a poor first impression on me. And you know, first impressions are everything when making friends. There’s just something about her that rubs me the wrong way. Like how she’ll smile at you and make you feel significant,…
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