Endo Can’t Take My Happy Project: Zarina

Endo Can’t Take My Happy Project: Zarina

Zarina lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2003. This is her story. “When I was first diagnosed with endometriosis, I was relieved to know the pain wasn’t in my head,” says Zarina. There was comfort in knowing that...
Call for Participants: Endo Can’t Take My Happy Project

Call for Participants: Endo Can’t Take My Happy Project

This March, women all over the world will come together for the Million Women March for Endometriosis in Washington, DC and in cities around the globe. While I am disappointed that I cannot attend, I can’t tell you how happy I am that this march is happening!...
Women Speak: A Poem

Women Speak: A Poem

Women speak With their eyes. Even if they shake their head “yes” And mean “no” You can see it in their smile. You can see it in their gaze. Women speak With a light touch. With a gentle hug, Or a long pause. You can hear them without words. You...
The Ballerina

The Ballerina

I was sitting outside a coffee shop this afternoon, when the radio started playing a beautiful song. My mind searched for the name of it and then suddenly I remembered. “Memory” from the Andrew Lolyd Webber musical, Cats. It’s a song that has a hold...

When I’m 94: Secrets to Living a Long and Healthy Life

Paul, John, Ringo, and George sang, “will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” but nowadays people are living to be 94, 98, 102 years of age. We know this is partially thanks to the powers of modern medicine, but what does it...