Sometimes all you need is to sit on a bench, in a park and watch the birds. Today, that was what my body and soul craved. Because I am 46-years-old, and my body is crashing into menopause. I’m getting a GnRH injection every month (a type of drug which acts on the pituitary gland in…
-But you don’t look sick is a common phrase for women with an invisible illness. What you don’t see underneath her smile is her pain, her sleepless nights, her hospital visits, operations and scars. You don’t see her when she struggles to get out of bed or when she is so unwell that she has…
I took some time off social media and my blog because sometimes life happens, and you need to focus on what truly matters, which is your health and your loved ones. My health has been a significant issue for me, and it still is. Living with severe illness and waiting for consultations at the hospital…
“You can do this – you are a powerful woman.” Encouraging words from the endometriosis specialist after we had our conversation about my ultrasound, MRI, biopsy, and upcoming surgery. Which was quite nice actually – he did try 🙂 Now the waiting begins and I am trying my best to turn this situation around and…
I finally get to see the Endometriosis specialist at the hospital last Friday 8th of November. I was referred back in April and it has been a long and anxious wait because it took me seven months to get an appointment. I’ve been worried to see him and it was an emotional and difficult consultation….
24th of April 2009. Ten years ago. My life changed in a way I never could have imagined. I had a life-saving colostomy operation due to a twisted colon that was about to burst. It was caused by a mass of endometriosis. On the same day, the unthinkable happened; my beloved mother was found dead….