Good News Mama!

"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another "What? You too? I thought that no one but myself..."' (C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves) The day after I was diagnosed with PCOS, I met someone who would encourage me in ways I never knew I would need. She is truly a gift from God because she has inspired and pushed me to have a godly perspective on PCOS, and her friendship couldn't have come at a better time. I'm sure that other PCOSer's out there understand me when I say sometimes, you just need a friend who understands you. I was having a hard time because I felt so alone. At that time, I only had two friends with PCOS and both were so far away that I didn't get to talk to them often about how they were doing, and less so about how their PCOS was affecting them! I was the first one out of my group of friends to get married (I got married at 23 and now we are 25, but most of my close friends are still single) so when I would ta...

I've debated for months about whether or not to post this... Why? Because it's personal, and tough, and I just hated admitting my struggles and failures. I really wrestled with frustration, anger, depression, sadness, and my trust in the Lord. Thankfully, the Lord provided many godly people to give me perspective and turn to Him even when all seemed hopeless...He provided me with His encouragement and commands in the Word and also calms me down as I go to Him in prayer. God is so good. PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It is a female hormonal imbalance that is mainly hereditary, though that does not apply to me because I am the only one in my family with PCOS. The ovaries produce too many androgens (male hormones like testosterone and DHEA sulfate) which ultimately leads to an imbalance between the Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and the Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in a woman's body. This prevents ovulation, which is basically the releasing of an egg. In s...