Lorie Pester has made her personal struggle a struggle that she shares with all the women of France. Suffering from the disease of endometriosis, the actress and singer decided to speak about her disease publicly to make it known and that women who have the same symptoms can understand what they are suffering from.
Lorie Pester’s suffering from endometriosis
On her Instagram account, the 38-year-old singer decided to share the symptoms of endometriosis from which she suffered for years. She explains : “For me, the very first symptom was the period pain. More and more each month, more and more unbearable, until the day when it becomes unbearable. I had to organize my schedule so that I could stay at home during times of crisis. Swallow painkillers with my faithful friend the hot water bottle stuck on the stomach; to stay there, in my bed all day, without having the strength to get up. “
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But that’s not all. The pain was such that Lorie Pester suffered from discomfort: “I often also had discomfort, to pass out, the pain was so intense and deep. I had the impression that I was being kicked. knives in the lower abdomen, or that all my organs were crushed. “
The problem is, the artist hasn’t been listened to for years. As with many women, the entourage and the medical profession have minimized this pain: “I had always been told that it was normal to have pain during menstruation, so I made do with it, I organized myself with it, I was living with it. “
Lorie’s fight against endometriosis
As a reminder, endometriosis is a disease that thickens the endometrium: a tissue that lines the uterus. The (many) women who suffer from it often experience very great pain during their period and have difficulty in get pregnant. When Lorie was finally diagnosed, she was able to be taken care of and have the right treatment.
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The artist was also able to be advised by Laetitia Milot, who also suffers from endometriosis and is committed against this fight. Interviewed by Télé Star, Lorie Pester recalled: “I had invited her to shoot a clip that I produced for a children’s hospital of which I am the godmother (…) I did not know what to do, she told me. referred to EndoFrance, gave me the contacts of the right doctors. ” Laetitia Milot is indeed godmother of this association for the fight against endometriosis. Lorie adds: “Thanks to her, I was able to do the operations on time. Within a month or two, it could have been too late for me.”
Today, after long years of waiting, Lorie Pester was able to become a mother to little Nina born in August 2020.
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