As a kid, I always thought I had psoriasis, and I got laughed at for it. I also had mild cerebral palsy and bipolar disorder. I never, in all my life, thought I had Lupus! I thought I only had CP and the psoriasis. Well, I started having symptoms of …

Hi, my name is Maureen Faille and I am 43 years old. Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) which is a long-term autoimmune disorder that may affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. From that moment, my life has changed dramatically. I randomly …

My name is Diana. I’m 23 and I was diagnosed with endometriosis on January 21st of 2011 which was when I had my lap procedure done.   I had always had painful periods growing up even though my period started at a normal time for a girl. It wasn’t until …

One month after my son Petey got home from Iraq, and 4 months after I lost my mother to a stroke, I discovered a lump in my breast. I had just had a mammogram so I did not panic, but I went to my primary care doctor who agreed this …

My story may not pull at your heart strings, but it is my story. In 2003, I became a Registered Nurse. I was finally doing what I enjoyed. I got to take care of people and get paid for it. I took care of my patients, my friends, and, most …

Hello ladies, I’m Annaliese. I’m 20 and I have been fighting the pain of endometriosis since the age of 14. I had my childhood doctor tell me there’s nothing wrong, that it’s normal to miss periods. She also didn’t care about the pain. They put me on the 10-day pill …

Well, where to begin!! When I first got my period, it was extremely heavy and painful! I was put on birth control about a week after that to see if that would help. It definitely made a huge difference up until 2005 when it all began! I was at work …

After everything I’ve been through, I figured that I would share my story with you. My name is Lanah and I have been battling Endometriosis for 14 years and counting. My problems started when I was 11 years old when I went through my first period. My periods would get …

“Endometriosis”….. This word used to be so foreign to me. An unknown word, disease, condition. Hard to pronounce and I was finding it even harder to understand.  A disease that is so ‘hush-hush’ – very few know or understand. A disease that the iconic Marilyn Monroe had, Queen Victoria as …

Ever since I began having my periods, they were never regular. I’d have them every six months, or so, and they’d last for 7 long and brutal days. At the age of 12, I saw my gyno who told me that I was probably just constipated and too active. But …