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Dieka’s Story


Read Dieka ’s Endo Story below…
At the age of 19, I didn’t even know such a word exist…….. then after months of spending and hospitals visits I was final diagnose with ENDOMETRIOSIS.
“It’s genetics and oh, before I forget there is no cure” I was told
I could not even pronounce the word that would change how my life will unfold.

This was a serious joke. Funny as hell cause I have never been sick before now all of a sudden UWI’s Gynae clinic became my new home.
There are times when I feel all alone, with no one to talk to so I stay in my ENDO zone.
Night after night, the tears that flow down my face waiting for the day that I end this ENDO race.

But little did I know that, that day will never come, so in the rented shack I called my own, I built a beautiful ENDO home.

The pain that I felt cannot be compared, and before I did my surgery I was full of fear.
It was a relief, after the surgery to think that this disease is finally gone. But, exactly one year later my symptoms have grown. Now I know surgery is not a cure and my stage 3 endometriosis seemed like the end of the world. The thought of infertility made me very depressed, but, thanks be to God because my womb has been blessed.

After 5 silent years of keeping my lips sealed, I am no longer afraid to speak of my ENDO ordeals.



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3 Comments

  1. April 20, 2013
    Reply

    Hi Dieka, thanks so much for sharing. No need to keep your lips sealed – you’re not alone! Your story will help others know they are not alone and they too can speak up about Endo.

    • Dieka
      April 23, 2013
      Reply

      Thanks……..I now realize that speaking about it actually helps and does make me a lot less depressed.
      Just hope my story can help strengthen as well as encourage someone else so they know that our God is still in the blessing business.

      • Tracy
        May 10, 2014
        Reply

        Thank you Dieka for a beautifully written poem. Every line resonated with me.

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