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[Lisa Matomola @mieyolisa]

Running Through the Pain: My Fibroids Journey

In 2016, I underwent my first surgery to remove fibroids. At the time, I believed that would be the end of the journey. Like many women, I thought once the operation was done, life would simply move on.

But fibroids have a way of reminding you that healing can be a long road.

In November 2022, I went through another surgery. It lasted seven hours. This time, the doctors removed 89 fibroids and endometriosis. Yes, eighty-nine. It was one of those moments that makes you pause and reflect on how much the human body can endure, and how quietly many women carry their health battles.

I remember telling my doctor something very clearly:
“When I recover, I am going to run a marathon.”

One of the ongoing challenges from this journey has been iron deficiency. For years now, I have been managing low iron levels. For someone who loves endurance sports, that has not been easy. Iron deficiency affects your energy, your breathing, your recovery, and for a runner it affects your pace, stamina, and confidence on the road.

There were moments when I had to slow down. My pace dropped. My body could not perform the way it used to.

But I refused to let fibroids write the final chapter of my story.

Instead, I changed my strategy.

If I could not run fast, I would run with purpose.

Running stopped being about chasing personal best times. It became something much deeper. I decided that I would run for women’s health. I would run to raise awareness about fibroids and to remind women that they are not alone in this journey.

Fibroids are far more common than we talk about. Many women silently carry the pain, the surgeries, the heavy bleeding, the fatigue, and the emotional toll. It can take away your joy if you allow it to.

But running gave me something powerful.

It restored my joy.

When you run a marathon, something shifts inside you. The body that once felt weak begins to remind you of its strength. The mind that was overwhelmed finds clarity. The road becomes a place of healing.

I also began running slower and with others, especially women who wanted to start running but felt intimidated or unsure. Helping others cross finish lines became just as meaningful as crossing my own.

In many ways, I became a bus driver in the marathon world, guiding others, encouraging them, reminding them that finishing matters more than speed.

And through this journey, I have learned something important about life.

I want to live without regret. I want to move while I can and when my body cannot, I rest.

Running has given me the freedom to live beyond my diagnosis. It has improved my quality of life and allowed me to turn my pain into purpose.

My message to women is simple, your diagnosis is not the end of your story. Your body may slow you down, but it does not have to stop you.

You can still rise.
You can still find joy.
You can still run your race, in life and on the road.

If you ever feel alone in this journey, remember this, there are many of us running with you. 🏃🏾‍♀️💛

[Hilde-K @HILDE_K_]

Essential services being disrupted by “trainees who aren’t employees”??
lol. The jokes write themselves
In five days we will be working 8-5 and no weekends

[Kayilula @MekondjoKondja]

Good Sunday Morning Namibia

Following, is a transcription of an audio from the Property Industry; the Valuation Sector, specifically. Please read. I want the Public to understand how Property Valuations affect them, and the importance of Council for Property Valuer's Profession.

[IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE ME @solomonmissouri]

i am deeply concerned that a good number of Christians are sociopaths ... in love with the sentimentality, illusion, and theater of the divine ... but not interested in the logistics of human dignity

[𝕋𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕃𝔼𝔽𝔸 @The_Mel_Nerd]

Someone close to the Hon. Minister, please help me arrange a meeting with him. I will bring along 10-20 other entrepreneurs, we would like to have a discussion with him.

[Steve @Steve_Galloway_]

@TheNamibian @republikein_na @NewEraNewspaper @NamPresidency @namibiansun @ObserverNamibia Hi. I would like to bring to your attention the current situation of the recent Namibian medical graduates in cuba.

[Islander Islander @IslanderIs37995]

The ministry has an obligation to repatriate students at the end of the academic period.
More that 60% of the said students have COMPLETED the said academic period.
@MhssNamibia
@hagegeingob
@Shipululo
@TheNamibian
@NBCNamibia

[B N S L @_BNSL]

Is there nothing we can do to convince African leaders that corruption is a homosexual act?

[A Bookworm 🤓 @La_Estudiante_]

@ndafelao_01 @_Ndeapo_ @NHaishinga @mikelazarusmeke @lenita0007 @La_UnicorniaSNN @TimotheusH @Nelao____ Awww kasister🥰
I love and appreciate you too ❤️❤️

[ORIMIRI @ItsJust_Ellis]

@_iTSKneeCuh @Chav_420 And rightfully so, what woman would be ok with allowing a man to insert himself in her, but not kiss her? Lol

[ThePlotThinnens @PleaseUnexist]

@Jazzmanian_ Lmao my water broke at 8am.. I didn’t go to the hospital until 5pm… I’d be damned if I was spending my Mother’s Day not eating 🤣🤣😭 Congratulations & Wishing You The Safest Delivery

[Dave Scarangella @DaveScarangella]

@houmanhemmati @yashar This is how I'd handle it. If only one gets an upgrade it goes to my wife; if two, then it goes to wife and daughter. Because in my 30 years of traveling, the upgrade would be maybe one of hundreds I'd get. For my wife, it would be a rare pleasure she'd enjoy and remember...

[IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE ME @solomonmissouri]

I’m going to attempt something… because i see a version of this every year

[A Bookworm 🤓 @La_Estudiante_]

@ndafelao_01 We got you kasister 😘❤️

Also no hay mayonesa, ped�� pan con pasta 🤣

[A Bookworm 🤓 @La_Estudiante_]

@ndafelao_01 And breathe 🧘🏾‍♀️

[The Fano Sapeur guy @dadyMAKK]

Call us to convert your Plot (Mahangu Field) into a reputable Vegetable garden like this one in the following pictures. Consultation is N$2000 Only. Estimated Total cost to you is N$70000 only for Pipes, Design to function. 0814334640
We are #Fanogroup_Namibia

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

1. This is @Inna_Hengari, Namibia’s youngest MP who was arrested yesterday and is still in detention without a charge for protesting against corruption & lack of jobs for the youth.

Young people RETWEET for one of your own so that the world knows about her political persecution.

[The Ethicist @TheRamblingLifa]

1/5 (I have a few)
Black Men, need to go to therapy. Honestly Black Men on average go through a lot of trauma and are taught to Bury it and when it resurfaces don't have the skill to handle it. Black Men need a space were they can gain the skill and unlearn that stuff

[Meatch McConell @Meatfighterr]

Black boys/men heavily need classes on empathy, rape culture, woman’s studies, sex Ed. This list goes on. They need to learn about community. Niggas gon say i’m pandering but that’s exactly why you need the classes. Step outside yourselves and take accountability.

[IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE ME @solomonmissouri]

And I’m glad you brought that up…