August Blues is a collection of poetry written over a three-month period following the author's hysterectomy. It explores her four-year battle with Endometriosis, chronic pain, depression, and hysterectomy at a young age, and, eventually, hope. It is raw collection of poetry, made to evoke emotion and provoke thought, giving you a glimpse into the life of someone suffering with this life-altering condition. Here's to those walking the same path. I see you, I believe you, I'm sorry. "They say you are not what you went through, that you are not your pain or your trauma. Except that is exactly who I became. Pain became my entire personality." SHERIDAN BLAKE, 27, shares her experiences of the hopelessness and despair that comes along with the chronic condition Endometriosis, the all encompassing, life-altering, debilitating disease that crippled her at a young age. The book chronicles the suffocation of depression, the medical gaslighting and the longing for a different reality.Sheridan's aim is to educate her readers on just how much this disease affects the lives of 176 million people worldwide. Too many people are late to a diagnosis due to the naivety that surrounds this condition. If you experience pain around your periods, seek help.Period pain is not normal.