Laura Garrett knows first-hand the importance of advocating for her health. For months after a bout with COVID-19 in August 2022, she didn’t feel quite right. “Everyone I talked to kept telling me it was just long COVID and that I was overreacting.

Uterine polyps are growths that form in the inner lining of your uterus, called the endometrium. They may form as one or many, are round or oval in shape, range from the size of a sesame seed to the size of a golf ball or larger, and attach to your uterine wall by a large base or thin stalk. 

Some art is too direct and powerful to be painted with brushes. Cecilia Farrell, a painter who works predominantly in acrylics, prefers to use sharp edges: credit cards and razor blades.