Living with chronic pain, in menopause and an invisible disability, I have faced many challenges, but the biggest one is people not understanding that conditions like endometriosis are incredibly serious and something we should be aware of.
I did everything I could to hide my disability for fear I would appear non-competitive. However, when I finally ‘came out’ about being blind, it opened up so many doors I didn’t expect.
I was faced with a choice: succumb or survive. It eventually turned me into a fighter because I wanted to survive. I did. I fought hard for that survival for a very long time, and unfortunately or fortunately, it shaped me into who I am today.