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Two years ago, Sue Spataro was 36 when she noticed
things going wrong with her body |
Even though Spataro is a nurse,
she had never heard of perimenopause. She read all she could and wanted to help other
women avoid her frustration. "Here I am, I’m a nurse, and it took me six months to figure this out." A year ago, she started her own Web site to educate women about perimenopause. Seven months ago, she added an online support group, which now has 145 members who send and receive e-mail or simply read what everyone else writes. Sometimes Spataro responds with comments or questions for women to ask their doctors. The service is free. During a recent week, e-mail conversation ranged from hormone replacement therapy to herpes mouth sores to calcium supplements. "You’d be surprised to see the level of non-understanding on these things," Spataro said. "the secret about perimenopause is that you’re not too young. It starts anywhere from two to 10 years before menopause." Sometimes, if a correspondent is having particular problems, Spataro will write to her privately instead of through the online support group. |
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"Almost every weekend, there is a woman or two
having some trouble. Spataro said she doesn’t give medical advice but does monitor the accuracy of the information in the e-mails and directs women to reliable sources of information. "There’s so many women. They feel like they are going a little crazy," Spataro said. "They’re not losing their minds. They’re in perimenopause." The Web site is www.families-first.com/hotflash/ Or reach her by e-mail at suespa@caro.net Reach Karen Garloch at (704) 358-5078 |
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