A few words...

I received this in my email today. I thought it was really nice:

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that
wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than
once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts
too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new
love for things an old one did. You'll cry because
time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose
someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too
much, and love like you've never been hurt because
every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of
happiness you'll never get back.

I have had a really busy past few days... I will try to fill you in later. In the meantime, I was going to post some statements I made to a writer from a magazine who asked me some questions for an article about PCOS. These are things that I wanted to share with everyone.

Q: What have you learned from your online community?

Answers:

~ Being a part of online communities centered around PCOS, I have learned that our health is in our control.

~ There are many women who come to the forums weak and not able to take control, but they become strong and proactive about their health.

~ So many women with PCOS believe that they are not beautiful but we encourage them to realize that they ARE beautiful and they should be proud of who they are. PCOS can rob us of our femininity... but it cannot steal our inner beauty unless we allow it to.

Q: What kinds of questions have you been asked by women with PCOS?

A: Being a leader in the PCOS Community I have received thousands of questions over the years. They range from the standard, "What is PCOS? What kind of medication should I take? My doctor wants me on the birth control pill and I don't want to take it. What do I do?" to the questions that women have said they've never been able to ask anyone before such as, "I have no sex drive and my marriage is suffering, what can I do?" to "What kind of razor should I be using to shave my face? All the razors are for men and cause me to break out." If you have never had to shave your face like a man, you would never realize that there aren't razors or shaving cream made for women to use on their faces.

I had a 12 year old girl write to me once. She was trying to lose weight and even on less than 1000 calories a day and no fat or sugar she was still gaining weight. She had gained 30 pounds in a few months time. She had several symptoms of PCOS. Her doctor, however, told her she had to lose weight and that is it. She was told she would become diabetic if she didn't lose weight. She was in junior high and was mortified to be overweight. This little girl was becoming anorexic in an attempt to get better because no one was helping her to find out what was really wrong with her. She thought it was all her fault. Tell me, how many bon-bons does a person have to eat to gain 30 pounds in a couple months? ANYONE who gains that much weight that fast has got a medical problem... you can't overeat enough to gain that much, that fast.

Final Statement:
As women, when we unite, we find out that we are not alone and that we can fight this, take control of our health, and succeed in overcoming this illness.