The well-known woman spoke about life with a diagnosis, daily accompanying pain, inner fatigue and gradually coming to terms with what she cannot change at the moment.
Indre agreed to share her thoughts with Morning readers.
“The past years have taught me one very important thing – sometimes the greatest strength is not to fight, but to admit.
Admit it hurts. That the diagnosis is. That pain has become part of everyday life. That there are days when you get tired of being strong. And the strangest thing is that in the long run you even forget what it means to live without pain. It’s like he’s always been there.
But at the same time I realized something else – when you stop running from it, when you stop pretending that everything is fine, it becomes easier. The pain doesn’t go away, but it stops pressing so hard. It’s like you’re running a constant battle with something you can’t change right now.
I look at life and see it go round and round. The same mornings, the same evenings, the same seasons. People change, circumstances change, and the spiral of life continues. And suddenly I catch myself thinking – it’s not long until my forties.
It’s strange, but I’m not afraid of him. On the contrary, I am waiting. I’m looking forward to the feeling of not having to prove anything to anyone. When I will be able to shed other people’s expectations, labels, roles and all those bells and whistles that I have carried for years because of others.
Maybe forty isn’t about getting old. Maybe it’s about freedom. About the courage to be yourself. About coming to terms with what was and being curious about what is yet to come.
And although it still hurts today, somewhere deep inside lives a very beautiful thought – maybe the day will come soon when I will wake up and realize that it doesn’t hurt anymore. And even if it doesn’t come, I will still have learned to live a full life.
Not when everything is perfect. And now. With all his experiences, scars, lessons, maturity and great pain. Best wishes to all who are on this path… I believe the day will come when the sneeze is full blown (only someone with a hernia will understand). Let’s stick together and share – after all, sometimes that helps,” she wrote.
Indre’s sensitive words did not go unnoticed – messages of support soon appeared under the post.
Followers shared their experiences, opened up about living with similar health challenges and sent words of encouragement.
