Nov 10, 2021
Today we speak with Endo Warrior/Chronic illness advocate, Sam Abel. Sam is a 21-year-old full-time college student at UCLA from Southern California with Stage 4 Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, and Interstitial Cystitis. After 6 years of symptoms, countless doctors telling Sam that there was nothing wrong, and three surgeries, she finally received a full diagnosis. It has been challenging during and after the diagnosis process, but social media has been her way to cope and use her voice to share her message. Through social media, she aims to raise awareness for these chronic illnesses, to support and connect with other warriors, and to show others how she is managing her chronic illnesses through her 20s.
In this episode we discuss.
1) The challenge and importance
of continuing to be an advocate for your own health, and the
emotions Sam experienced while she fought to be heard and
supported.
2) Endometriosis/Adenomyosis/& IC, has been
incredibly isolating as it is not talked about enough in the
education system or medical system. Sam does an incredible job
describing and explaining these auto-immune disorders.
3) Sam is using her voice and her social
media platform to help younger generations to be fully aware of these
diseases, as early intervention is key to better outcomes. I want
the world to understand that it’s not just a bad period, it is so
much more than that, and should be taken more
seriously.
Connect with Sam:
Email: samxxendo@gmail.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sam.endogram
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samxendo
Join the Every Body Holds a Story Facebook
Group
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Tune into Sue’s podcast, Love Your
Cells:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/love-your-cells-podcast/id1478170164
Tune into Marsha’s podcast, Own Your Choices
Own Your Life:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/own-your-choices-own-your-life/id1445904739