Reflection on endometriosis

I have endometriosis. Lots of women do.

Most people don't know that I have endometriosis. When they find out, they're usually shocked. They say things like "I would never have known".

When I explain my state the next thing that follows is usually, earnestly, "Really? How do you do it?!"

If they are a good friend I will tell them it's like going on.a bear hunt; you can't go over it, you can't go over it, you have to go through it. Otherwise, I'll spare them the literary detour and smilingly shrug my shoulders.

This is usually interpreted as the admirable deflection of a humble and resilient individual. In fact, it's something quite different. it is peace that has been made with an unchangable state.