by Melissa Boudreau | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
After a week filled with high levels of physical pain, I often like to reflect on what it has taught me. My fuse feels shorter & that makes me a person I don’t like. So I googled short fuse: “There may be physical reasons for your volatile mood – such...
by Melissa Boudreau | Sep 21, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
Pain changes you. All types of pain. Physical & Emotional. You have to decide HOW it changes you. For me, it’s taught me gratitude & empathy. Gratitude for what I do have vs things I don’t. Empathy for I know everyone is going through something behind closed...
by Melissa Boudreau | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
When I woke up on day two after the most intense surgery to date (day one I did not move much at all), I knew I needed to try and walk and move a bit, this is key to the healing process, although very hard. I will never forget these two moments; I rolled to the side,...
by Melissa Boudreau | Aug 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
What a difference a year makes. One year ago, today, I was in surgery number 6. Today I am back squatting 100lbs. There are many things I am reflecting upon today; how much this year has taught me, changed me, and tested my strength. But to save you from reading a...
by Melissa Boudreau | Jul 21, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
It is Sunday, early evening. I opened this document to write this morning and wrote these two sentences. o What did I do? o Guilt and second-guessing myself. I am not a stellar writer; I would like to say basic at best. My personality test tells me I am “real...
