Healthy people tend to not understand that when we say “fatigue” as chronically ill peeps, we’re talking walking through mud and can’t hold a plastic bowl kinda fatigue. Not, “I woke up tired with 6 hours of sleep” kinda fatigue. It’s different. #chronicillness
It’s exhausting constantly needing to advocate for ourselves, especially when we are feeling at our worst. We shouldn’t be the ones educating our doctors on our illnesses, it should be the other way around and it’s often not.
Questions from a mom:
1.Why did her daughter develop #endometriosis?
2. Why the delay of 12 years to finally get the right surgery?
3. Why don’t we have better imaging for diagnosis?
Questions not from a place of anger but rather from a place of sadness. #endometriosisawareness
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Help get the RCOG to discuss with us make endometriosis its own speciality - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/mYp7YYeN4X via @UKChange
End the pain. End the silence. End the ignorance. Proud to be behind the new poster campaign for
@EndometriosisUK, the charity seeking to improve the lives of those suffering from this chronic condition.
Endometriosis is one of the most painful health conditions which affects more than 1 in 10 women in the world. More needs to be done for this chronic condition.
#EndometriosisAwarenessMonth#Endometriosis
Did you know that 54% of people in the UK don’t know what endometriosis is? I spoke to @sarahthejourno and @lizzylemmenson about their experiences living with the condition. Here is a link to the article: https://t.co/kL2zyb7d8F
#endometriosisactionmonth
here tissue SIMILAR to the womb lining (the Endometrium). Endometriosis cells are not from the endometrium. While endometriosis has not yet been confirmed as an autoimmune disease, research & evidence are pointing towards it, & research shows it does trigger an imbalance in the..
Oh and for everyone that says @LewisHamilton is an arrogant asshole.. took defeat in farcical circumstances like a hero. Much better than most. I'd not be so humble in that situation and I bet not many others would either
Late to the party because work. Stewards were a farce today. Hamilton should have had to give the place back after Lap 1 but how can they possibly decide that only SOME cars unlap themselves? @F1@LewisHamilton@Max33Verstappen done a disservice today. Not decided on merit at all
Before you tweet/post tonight about any players… just recognise that the lads that failed to score are 23, 21 & 19 years old, yet they STILL have more bravery than we’ll have to step up. The boys have done us so proud, thanks so much for the ride lads. It will be home soon ❤️