Dear Sarah:

You didn’t fail at life by suffering from endometriosis- you didn’t choose for the tissue that normally grows inside the uterus to grow outside it. It is not a failure, it is a misfortune.

I wish it wasn’t the case, and I am sure you wish that too. How wonderful it would be if you could wish this condition away!

You earned a PhD but you don’t have job skills, and I assume you are unemployed?

You  predicted a miserable future for yourself but you can have a different future, a way better future. You can have friends and you can get married, maybe you will not  have children, but not all men want to have children. Some already have children from previous relationships and don’t want any more.

Some men suffer from painful conditions as well, they too may think that they will grow old alone. What if you met a decent man who is also dealing with a chronic, lifetime condition and the two of you became a team, making your lives better and better, together?

You wrote that you  don’t have the skills to work in a coffee shop, what if you learn those skills, be a barista-in-training? I used to spend lots of time in coffee shops, loved the atmosphere. My favorite was soy latte, triple shot.

anita