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Hi, I'm Heather... I am 41 years old and originally from Coos Bay, Oregon. Currently based in Canby, Oregon. I am a cat mom. My husband Richard and I met over 11 years ago online and it's been a journey ever since! I am very grateful to have found him as he's the love of my life. We enjoy all kinds of things outdoors, watching movies together, going for drives, and going to church together.

In my downtime, I very much enjoy crafts & art, playing video games and reading books. I also love to run my YouTube channel and engage with other people on social media! I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Endometriosis in 2021 by my general OBGYN. For the longest time, I've dealt with this condition as far back as I can remember. I started my period when I was just 9 years old and I remember when getting into my teen years the horrible, painful period cramps started, I remember staying home from school, laying on the couch, feet propped up, and screaming at the top of my lungs due to the pain and my mom calling the on-call nurse because she didn't know what to do. Doctors never questioned it, just told my mom that it was normal and told her to give me over-the-counter medication. As the years went on, my pain started to get worse, I won't get into too much detail on here but everything started to get worse - worse period cramps, heavier periods, painful pelvic pain, severe nausea to the point of almost throwing up and after me and my hubby got married going year after of not getting pregnant decided to really dive deep into what was going on with my body. I was told by several people that I should demand a laparoscopy. I had seen several doctors before that, that would do an ultrasound and tell me I didn't have endo. Little did I know that the only real way to confirm endo was through laparoscopic surgery. I was at my wit's end. I finally decided to push for laparoscopic surgery to check for endometriosis and make sure my OBGYN would clean me out completely. I was so tired and fed up with the pain, that I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted to not exist

anymore because the pain was so dang severe. So I finally had my surgery which was part Ablation and part Excision which I found out later wasn't the right surgery and that excision is the golden standard as it removes all the endo and ablation is like just cutting the top of the weeds off. The major symptoms did stay gone for almost 4 years however a few symptoms did come back after 2-5 months like pelvic pain for example. Ever since I was first diagnosed I've wanted to fill my mind with all the knowledge I can to learn everything I can about this disease and how to manage it better. I decided to start a blog to share my daily struggles and what I've learned in hopes of helping other women, sharing my story, and relating to others. I hope that you will stick around and enjoy the blog!


💗 Heather

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