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  • Jan. 4th, 2009 at 8:58 PM
julia
My name is Ali.

I'm a mom. I'm a wife. I'm hoping to be a college student in the near-future, once I've gotten through my current health crisis. I a certified lactation counselor and I have a passion for working with new mums. I'm a big fan of attachment parenting. I think breastfeeding is both an important public health issue and incredibly empowering experience for women.

I'm quite liberal in my political views. I'm a feminist. I'm a Unitarian Universalist humanist. I like cats. I like dogs, too, but not enough to actually own one.

I am an endometriosis survivor. I am passionate about raising awareness about this awful disease. On December 23, 2008 I had a hysterectomy to address complications of endo (a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy and removal of my right ovary, to be precise). I am happy to talk about endometriosis and/or hysterectomy, if you need someone to talk to. I have found the hystersisters website to be enormously helpful as well.

I tweet. I blog. And I chat with Moms Like Me.

I value quality over quantity when it comes to friends & followers lists. I'd rather have five folks I chat with regularly and whom I genuinely care about than 100 to whom I rarely speak. If we're not having actual conversations, I don't see the point of being on each others' friends list.





My status

I wish I felt better...

  • Dec. 9th, 2008 at 6:25 PM
julia
...because I would totally have a Farewell to My Psycho Uterus party.

LJ

  • Jun. 18th, 2008 at 10:12 AM
breastfeeding
I am not here on LJ very much; I don't update often. I keep up this journal mainly to keep in touch with a couple of dear friends who remain here.

I don't generally keep people on my friends list unless I have made some sort of personal connection with them.

Apr. 5th, 2007

  • 9:26 AM
julia
You know, it's hard for me to feel any of the love for the LYSes, because they are so completely dismissive of the hookers. If I have to ask you for crochet hooks and you have ot go into a back room and dig out a dusty old basket, well, wow, you've just told me you don't want my business.

Mar. 27th, 2007

  • 8:59 AM
julia
There is not enough coffee in the world.

Mar. 2nd, 2007

  • 1:59 PM
julia
WARNING: I have endometriosis & if I hear one more person say:

It’s all in your head…
It’s just cramps…
You can’t really be in so much pain…
You’re just looking for attention…
Get pregnant, that should cure you…
A hysterectomy will cure you…

I will NOT be held responsible for my actions!


March is Endometriosis Awareness Month
http://www.endocenter.org

for my LJ friends

  • Oct. 29th, 2006 at 9:09 AM
julia






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