19/07/2025
TLDR: Women’s Health is not taken seriously
This is my niece. She is 23 years old. Seeing this photo breaks my heart. The fact that in 2025 women are still not being seen when it comes to their health. She has suffered for so long with pain, heavy periods, bloating, exhaustion and fainting.
This is her today.
After having an exploratory laparotomy to
‘see what’s going on’ the results given to her were ‘a little bit of endo and some inflammatory cells in her pelvis’ it was meant to be day surgery. Her heart rate became so low during the surgery and afterward she fainted several times. She had to be admitted.
It’s time we start advocating for ourselves and demanding that our pain be seen. I don’t want more young women like my precious niece having to go through traumatising procedures and receiving scars and no answers.
I love you Ella and I am so proud of you
