02/09/2026
In loving memory of Dolly Parton — 1946-2026.
The world knew her as a legend, but we in the endo community knew her as a sister. She was open about the physical and emotional pain endometriosis caused her, about the tours she cancelled, the hospitalizations, and the partial hysterectomy that meant she could never have biological children.
She said she went through a dark time after that, and still she chose optimism: "maybe God didn't mean for me to have children, so everybody's children could be mine."
Thank you, Dolly, for proving that a life shaped by endometriosis can still be vast, joyful, generous and world-changing. Your music comforted our pain. Your honesty made us feel less alone.