Shantana Brown

Fibroids and Endometriosis In April 2017, after bleeding in between periods, I found out I had 3 fibroids measuring 1.7 cm, 4.7 cm and 5.7 cm and a small cyst on my left ovary. Did I know what they were? Of course not! The doctor went further to enquire about my family planning timeline as he encouraged me to get pregnant within a year and then proceed to remove them within the next 2-3 years.  So first things first, what are fibroids? Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the womb (uterus). The growths are made up of muscle and fibrous tissue and vary in size. Having a child isn't an option as I am an unmarried Christian woman which means sex outside of marriage is a sin. I made the decision to engage in watchful waiting for the remainder of the year. How fast could they possibly grow within a year? So let us fast forward to January 2018. I realized my tummy was protruding like that of a woman in her second trimester of pregnancy, I was unab

Hi! Welcome to  "Shantana Brown"  blog ☺ .   This blog has been created to serve as a platform to encourage you by sharing my many life experiences and how God has used them to build my character and manifest his purpose in my life. I hope each piece will encourage you, motivate and inspire your heart never to give up even when it felts like your knees are buckling, especially to my sisters in Christ and future sisters.  We might have heard it been said before that there is great purpose in pain. I hope my life will be the testimony that will remind you that the plans of the Lord is not to bring harm but to reveal his perfect plan in your life, though the process is often painful. There is life after heartbreak, after finding out about a  debilitating illness, after the death of a loved one, after depression, after sexual abuse(s)...a life to be lived and not merely survived.  Come on board and journey with me as we discover together in our weaknesses, the