I’ve been absent from this blog since, it appears, September. I neglected to check my Endochick email, as well. This wasn’t intentional, mind you; I’ve been overwhelmed. It wasn’t until today — until a good friend reminded me, actually — that I realized Endometriosis Awareness Month was 1/2 over with (or nearly there).
March 2009, this blog teamed with ChronicHealing.com for an awareness event that weaved social media and blogging. Over 3,000 tweeters tweeted #MarchMadnessforEndometriosisAwareness. People Facebooked. There were daily blog posts devoted to the disease — from coping with pain, to treatment options, to talking with your doctor, to fighting for a cure. Men and women came together to shine a face on an isolating invisible, chronic illness.
But here I am five years later, too busy to fight the fight. My email — littered with Ask Endochick questions and pending comment notifications — sits unopened for months. And my blog, missing months of posts. I wish I had more time. I do.
I wish, too, that I can find the time to sit and collect the patient safety data I have. For my ultimate Endometriosis Awareness goal would not be a month full of posts, as it was in 2009. But a navigation guide to keep us all safe in the endo world.
Until I’m able to post again (and let’s hope it’s not long), keep up the fight! Remember, we are stronger together.
Endometriosis: the silent life sentence 