Tag: endometriosis
Posted on June 10, 2018
by Shakiyla
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This is my first time posting on the website since I made the decision to have a complete abdominal hysterectomy. I felt myself walk away from writing. I felt myself walk away from opening my heart to the world (or at least the small… Continue Reading “I am Woman.”
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Category: Life.Tags: adoption, africa, barren, Black women, childbirth, christianity, endometriosis, growth, healing, hysterectomy, love, nature, peace, photography, singleness, woman, womanhood
Posted on March 20, 2018
by Shakiyla
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Hey family! I think that’s what I’ll call you from now on. I’m learning that family is so much more than blood relation, and my readers have walked with me through things that only family would. Last time I wrote, I described my… Continue Reading “The Silver Lining.”
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Posted on March 7, 2018
by Shakiyla
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It’s 3:26 am, and I can’t sleep because my body won’t let me. I realized that I’ve been avoiding all of the things that bring me joy, and writing is easily in the Top 3. In my last blog, I gave you the run-down… Continue Reading “The Diagnosis.”
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Posted on February 18, 2018
by Shakiyla
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This week I headed out to Washington D.C. Unfortunately, this trip was far from anything I could have thought up on my own. Well, my first night was fairly slow-paced. I spent the evening with my host discussing things I could do for the… Continue Reading “Not so D.C.”
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Category: travelTags: cervical cancer, endometriosis, family, fibroids, hope, people, perseverance, relationships, society, strangers, travel, washington
Posted on January 17, 2018
by Shakiyla
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I know it may seem a bit juvenile for me to introduce my dog in the “Meet A Friend” collection, but he has done things in my life that I’ve failed to put into words-until now. On March 15, 2016 I was diagnosed with… Continue Reading “Meet Aries.”
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