031: A Fibroid Story - W/ Nehawa Abam

<div>Today, we start a new conversation on Fibroids & their impact on the lives of our African women. The goal of this conversation is to educate as well as inspire and empower women/couples facing this health complication. Most importantly, this conversation aims to sensitize our community on reasons why we need to be more sensitive and show empathy towards each other especially when it comes to fertility conversations.</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Meet our guest - Mrs. Nehawa Ngundam Abam, An IT Consultant, Business Owner, and Founder of the movement FIBROIDS AWARENESS CAM. Nehawa is passionate, about IT, Customer Service Management and devotes her time reaching out to women by advocating for Fibroids, a condition that is very rampant amongst women; especially women of color.</div> <div> </div> <div>Being a Fibroids survivor, Nehawa has used her own personal experiences and dedicated her time and resources to create a safe space for women with similar issues. The end goal is to encourage women to turn their pain into power. #GirlPower</div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Now, let's dive into Episode 31!</div> <p><strong>[00:01 – 05:39] Introduction</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Introducing the guest and sharing a brief background on the topic.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[05:40 – 18:16] Nehawa's Story</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The beginning of her foundation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How her experience with fibroids inspired her to start the foundation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her journey to her fibroid diagnosis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Going through miscarriage & being wrongly treated</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The doctor that