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“A man would make but a very sorry chemist if he attended to that department of human knowledge alone.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

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“Someday, if your life is long and your thinking machinery stays in gear, you’ll live to remember the last good thing that ever happened to you. That’s not pessimism talking, just logic.”
― Stephen King, Duma Key

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“Suffering should not define you as a woman! And just because you’re a man it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect you! HELP HER to remove the taboos and the loneliness surrounding this disease; be understanding, show empathy, and don’t accuse her of being sensitive, delicate, or overly dramatic – this is a big opportunity for you guys to show that you care and to be a real man!"

(Address, 2011 Endometriosis Foundation of America Blossom Ball)”
― Susan Sarandon

tags: endo, endometriosis, feminism, feminist, healthcare, illness, profeminist, women-s-healthcare

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“Heaven is an idea constructed by man to help him cope with the fact that life on earth is both brutally short and, paradoxically, far too long.”
― Andrew Davidson, The Gargoyle

tags: life

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“It's not easy to diagnose because depending where the endometrial deposits are, the symptoms can be quite different. It's an unrecognized problem among teenage girls, and it's something that every young woman who has painful menstruation should be aware of ... it's a condition that is curable if it's caught early. If not, if it's allowed to run on, it can cause infertility, and it can really mess up your life.

[Author Hilary Mantel on being asked about being a writer with endometriosis, Nov 2012 NPR interview]”
― Hilary Mantel

tags: chronic-illness, chronic-pain, endometriosis, feminism, feminist, healthcare, hilary-mantel, mantel, sexism, women-s-healthcare

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