For some women, dealing with endometriosis feels like being in a state of perpetual PMS. For others, it becomes a game of Jekyll and Hyde during that time of the month. Or during ovulation. Or all the time. It is different for each woman, but I would think that all …
Read More »Let’s Get Real – Rheumatoid Arthritis Facts vs. Myths
Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out ways to bring about more awareness about Rheumatoid Arthritis. By awareness, I mean making people aware of the facts surrounding this disease and erasing some misconceptions. So today I want to present a little list of Myths vs. Facts. Myth: RA is what …
Read More »Dealing With Naysayers
Today my feelings were hurt as a result of another person’s actions towards my illnesses. This is fairly common in my world, much to my dismay. You see…a large portion of the common public still view fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome as forms of mental distress. Some have been known …
Read More »I Am A Spoonie! Are You?
Hello Lovies! I’m sure most of us can agree that explaining to others just how much our illnesses can impact our lives can be a difficult task. So we’ll be discussing how to make it a bit easier for both sides. In effort to promote understanding; I’d like to shed …
Read More »Invisible Scars
I have many visible scars from various diagnostic procedures over time. I have a scar on my ribcage from my chest drain, a scar slightly under my arm pit, and a scar just underneath my right breast, from my Hodgkin’s biopsy. I also have scars on my arms from cannulas; …
Read More »Finish Line
I think when you face a chronic disease you always find yourself thinking about “The Finish Line”. When the fighting is over, when your done, and when everything is just finished. I feel like I am facing that now. As many of you know I have been trying Lupron shots. …
Read More »Dependent
One of the things I’ve noticed in all that I’ve read about Endometriosis, whether it be a medical journal article or a blog from a fellow fighter, is the hard topic of a struggle for someone who lives in chronic pain, is the dependency that you develop of prescription pain …
Read More »Beyond the Sunrise
March is Endometriosis awareness month and in honor of that I was thinking about how we, as the fighters, face a month completely dedicated to our battle. Awareness for this disease is not as active as other diseases, such as breast cancer awareness month when the world turns pink. I’m …
Read More »Fibromyalgia and the co-morbid Endometriosis
It’s true that when you get a serious illness, co-morbid illnesses always follow. Now I also have to fight like a girl for Endometriosis. I didn’t see it coming, as I had seen so many doctors for my pelvic pain and had been dismissed (probably for being a girl who …
Read More »Member Spotlight: Meet Shannon
Hey there warrior girls! It’s time for our first Member Spotlight of 2012 and–drum roll please–we are proud to shine the light on Shannon from Toronto,Canada, who sends us all sunshine and smiles. Shannon is a proud member of the Fight Like a Girl Club and blogs over at Living …
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