we know endo

this is

a collection

of visible support

offered to every human being

who knows

endometriosis

if you have it yourself

love someone who does

never heard of it in your life

or overheard someone talk about it once

it affects those around us

& that’s something we ought to know & care about

thank you to those who have & to those who wilL

participate in this ongoing project

endometriosis

is a complex chronic full-body inflammatory disease

with no cure

it affects all people of all ages

including children, women, men, transgender

non-binary, 2spirited & intersex folk

it takes way too long to be diagnosed

it’s not the endometrium

the leading theories on why endo exists

are embryonic, genetic, & otherwise ancient

we did absolutely nothing to cause it

endo is characterized by pain, infertility, & severe mental anguish

humans have been documenting chronic pelvic pain for thousands of years

endo patients were diagnosed with hysteria then just as we are now

sometimes it’s missed entirely left to destroy organ function & lives

the medical system in canada fails to address endometriosis

until the complete destruction of our mind/body connection

this delay in diagnosis affects every aspect of our lives

…

click the links

below to learn more

@amanda.haswell

#endometriosis is a physical disease that has been found in (once again) EVERY SINGLE ORGAN in the human body. once thought limited to the pelvis of hysterical women, endo infiltrates the bodies of people regardless of gender, and it's not endometria
let's talk about how prevalent #endometriosis really is because when we go generations without a diagnosis we cannot label it as a rare occurrence that we've stumbled upon in modern medicine today... until we've searched every human body endo CANNOT
#endometriosis disconnected my mind from my body when I was a child & I'm not the only one. while we were experiencing severe pain, and other awful ailments, we were told nothing was wrong. we're too little to be in pain, it's not real, it's norm
πŸ“Έ photo captured by @wendielou . happy International Women's day πŸ’›πŸ˜˜ . #iwd2021 #photography #yellowflowers #bee #endometriosis #iknowendo
#ableism within the #endometriosis & #lymedisease community . ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people or people with disabilities require fixing - @disturbtheestablishment . here's why claiming to 'help people believe they can re
#privilege within the #endometriosis community . not every voice is heard equally in this community, especially LGBTQIA+, non binary, fat folk & BIPOC . finding ways to manage and cope with endo is a privilege not all of us have. most of us canno

@trees.plz

wedding trees 》 #swiftkickindiaz october 26th 2019 πŸ€΅β€πŸ‘° congratulations CODY&LAUREN
colour me like you colour #trees
been a while still obsessed with trees