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August Blues is a collection of poetry written over a three-month period following the author's hysterectomy. It explores her four-year battle with Endometriosis, chronic pain, depression, and hysterectomy at a young age, and, eventually, hope. It is raw collection of poetry, made to evoke emotion and provoke thought, giving you a glimpse into the life of someone suffering with this life-altering condition. Here's to those walking the same path. I see you, I believe you, I'm sorry. ""They say you are not what you went through, that you are not your pain or your trauma. Except that is exactly who I became. Pain became my entire personality.""

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SHERIDAN BLAKE, 27, shares her experiences of the hopelessness and despair that comes along with the chronic condition Endometriosis, the all encompassing, life-altering, debilitating disease that crippled her at a young age. The book chronicles the suffocation of depression, the medical gaslighting and the longing for a different reality.Sheridan's aim is to educate her readers on just how much this disease affects the lives of 176 million people worldwide. Too many people are late to a diagnosis due to the naivety that surrounds this condition. If you experience pain around your periods, seek help.Period pain is not normal. SHERIDAN BLAKE, 27, shares her experiences of the hopelessness and despair that comes along with the chronic condition Endometriosis, the all encompassing, life-altering, debilitating disease that crippled her at a young age. The book chronicles the suffocation of depression, the medical gaslighting and the longing for a different reality.Sheridan's aim is to educate her readers on just how much this disease affects the lives of 176 million people worldwide. Too many people are late to a diagnosis due to the naivety that surrounds this condition. If you experience pain around your periods, seek help.Period pain is not normal.

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