Hi! Celina here! I can't believe how fast time has flown by, but motherhood is even more rewarding than I used to dream of so many years ago.
I now am a mother to a beautiful 6-year-old and a very adventurous and strong willed 2.5-year-old. They truly are my pride and joy. I always say I live vicariously through them because they are the most beautiful little girls. I am definitely biased but God knew that I needed to be a girl mom when he blessed me with these babies. Most days we are caught up in the hustle and bustle of such a busy life with piano lessons, gymnastics classes, or prepping for pageants or modeling auditions, but then there are days when my thoughts catch me off guard and remind me of the very long journey that it took to get to this point. I am currently living the life that I dreamed of for so many long years.
One of my mottos is "Never, ever, ever give up." and still to this day I believe in this. Don't give up on your dreams and continue to strive for those things in life that you want more than anything. Motherhood was that for me. I didn't ever want to take no for an answer. I was told by many doctors that I might not ever have kids but that was never a reality for me. I never wanted to believe that no matter how hard it might be. Life isn't always easy, but you can do HARD things.
After having my second daughter in 2021, I was on an ultimate high. The previous months were hard with the uncertainty that COVID-19 brought to the world. I didn't know if I'd be able to have visitors in the hospital during her birth or if I'd have to wear a mask during my delivery, but I knew that regardless I would get through it one day at a time. My pregnancy was extremely healthy (thank you, Plexus) and I was feeling great going into my delivery. I was nervous but I knew I had been through it once already. I knew what to expect and I was ready to meet our baby girl. After having such a healthy pregnancy and postpartum journey I had to soon face reality. I breastfed my oldest daughter for 13 months and my second daughter now for 18 months before I realized that I needed to figure out a game plan to address the elephant in the room.
Once I was done breastfeeding, my endo would most likely make its entrance again and rear its ugly head. During that period of pregnancies and many months of breastfeeding, my body did not have a monthly visitor which put my endo at bay for a long time. It was glorious and one of the healthiest times of my life but that unfortunately soon had to come to an end. Once my period came back, the flooding pain and difficulties also arose again.
It was many months that I continued to just grit my teeth and bear the pain, but there finally came a point where my doctor said, "we really need to remove the polyps in your uterus to test as a precaution." I agreed and scheduled the surgery despite the frustration that this cycle of surgeries and procedures was starting all over again. I was so hopeful after having a few years of subsided periods and minimal pain.
I started the Plexus products 8 years ago and I am still taking them consistently every single day. I am no longer on pain meds; my monthly cycles are normal despite the pain that was beginning to come back but the biggest blessing of all is that my ovarian cysts that were there for many years were COMPLETELY GONE! My body was still occasionally developing polyps but the cysts that I had on my ovaries were causing so much pain for many years. My endo pain was manageable, but I finally had TONS of energy and I no longer had crazy mood swings or hormone imbalances. I feel good and look healthy, but my endometriosis will never be cured. It is something that took me a long time to come to terms with, but I am more open now with my journey and struggles than I ever was before.
I would never be in the pristine health that I am today if it weren't for my Plexus supplements. They have truly given me my life back even though they never will be able to "get rid" of my endo completely. I will constantly be struggling what feels like a never-ending battle of pain and surgeries, but I DO have more good days than bad and that is what matters most to me. I want to be the best mom I can be for my girls.
Surgeries are still on the constant horizon for me and that is okay because I know that I am strong and won't ever give up.
xoxo
Celina
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