{"id":1362,"date":"2023-07-25T12:23:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T12:23:39","slug":"with-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1362","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWith Every Pregnancy, People Asked Me, \u2018Are You Crazy?\u2019\u201d Susan Sarandon Shared What It\u2019s Like to Become a Mother After 40"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>Born in\u00a01946, she has dedicated her life to\u00a0films, fighting for causes she considers just, and her\u00a0<a title=\"family\" href=\"https:\/\/brightside.me\/tags\/family\/\" data-link=\"tag\">family<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Sarandon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Susan Abigail Sarandon<\/a>\u00a0(n\u00e9e Tomalin, but adopted her first husband\u2019s name, Chris Sarandon, as\u00a0her stage name) is\u00a0not only one of\u00a0the most popular faces in\u00a0<a title=\"Hollywood\" href=\"https:\/\/brightside.me\/tags\/hollywood\/\" data-link=\"tag\">Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0but also in\u00a0events related to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endometriosis.org\/news\/congress-highlights\/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">endometriosis<\/a>, a\u00a0disease that she learned about late in\u00a0life, which she was able to\u00a0overcome with her conviction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>At\u00a0<strong>Bright Side<\/strong>, we\u00a0are moved by\u00a0stories about overcoming obstacles, and for this reason, we\u00a0chose to\u00a0tell the story of\u00a0<a title=\"Susan Sarandon\" href=\"https:\/\/brightside.me\/tags\/susan-sarandon\/\" data-link=\"tag\">Susan Sarandon<\/a>, who despite many biological and cultural factors, was able to\u00a0build her family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>Early career<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div data-test-id=\"article-image-3\"><picture class=\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/753\/2a6\/3584f5586fa76ec1b0bb721cb2.jpg.webp 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image27597973\" class=\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/jpg\/753\/2a6\/3584f5586fa76ec1b0bb721cb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"408\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e4d41328b3b5ab1c8df3 ea3c3ab3bb9deab3fd31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065916\/companycredits?ref_=tt_dt_co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9\u00a0Joe \/ Cannon Productions and co-producers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susansarandon\/status\/1004875080504143874?lang=ar-x-fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9\u00a0Susan Sarandon \/ Twitter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b d6e6c99797533fcec215\" data-test-id=\"article-image-3\">\n<div class=\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-test-id=\"share-button-facebook\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"f0545a74f7ee64f642bb b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on WhatsApp\" data-test-id=\"share-button-whatsapp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fe142cb092c2c9590905 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" data-test-id=\"share-button-twitter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cb553e7835845fded9ca b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Pinterest\" data-test-id=\"share-button-pinterest\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a65c626912533a23edfb b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-test-id=\"share-button-facebookSendDialog\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"d647661399e7788908f6 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Telegram\" data-test-id=\"share-button-telegram\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"b58dc6e2c2e615334095 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Copy link\" data-test-id=\"share-button-copyLink\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Sarandon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sarandon<\/a>\u2019s film\u00a0<a title=\"career\" href=\"https:\/\/brightside.me\/tags\/career\/\" data-link=\"tag\">career<\/a>\u00a0began in\u00a01970, with her starring role in\u00a0<i>Joe<\/i>, a\u00a0dramatic feature film. She then jumped to\u00a0the small screen with the soap opera,\u00a0<i>A\u00a0World Apart<\/i>, and by\u00a01975, the year she turned\u00a029, she was launched to\u00a0fame after appearing in\u00a0the<i>\u00a0Rocky Horror Picture Show.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>Physical pain and few certainties<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"getty-embed f44e8a569185175d482a\">\n<div class=\"c8094fe7d3f90dc92b2e\"><iframe class=\"bc0124893bf87fdc82c2\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/116029609?et=RKtV-wDFR2R5qlP_PbEgUA&amp;tld=com.mx&amp;sig=5QoZxwDfOxjPuzzINIL3cVwxR0MJTK9vd0ZisgEZbgk=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>By\u00a01984, she already had more than 25\u00a0jobs in\u00a0series and movies, and nothing more and nothing less than an\u00a0Oscar nomination for \u201cBest Actress\u201d (<i>Atlantic City<\/i>, 1980). As\u00a0for her personal life, she was in\u00a0a\u00a0relationship with Italian director Franco Amurri and brought with her certain warnings about being a\u00a0mother.<\/p>\n<p>This was because she had certain physical symptoms that doctors could not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endometriosis.org\/news\/congress-highlights\/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">diagnose<\/a>\u00a0and, therefore, the treatments were not accurate and had little explanation. However, even in\u00a0this unfriendly context, she became pregnant when she was close to\u00a040.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"a7a009a2bc69238836f2\">\n<aside class=\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\" data-test-id=\"advert-d-inread-l-1\" data-adunit-type=\"d-inread-l-1\" data-adunit-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\" data-test-id=\"advert-d-inread-r-1\" data-adunit-type=\"d-inread-r-1\" data-adunit-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"advert_2\" class=\"ba77251e8836b46a7232\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>The birth of\u00a0her first daughter<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"instagram-media-container c2a8f6b9fe93f8e6209d\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media e1ea5b7a177e287359e0 instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BUFblSjhmZ3\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=726&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbrightside.me&amp;rp=%2Fwonder-people%2Fwith-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40-805503%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtsp_pages%26utm_medium%3Dfb_organic%26utm_campaign%3Dfb_sto#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2795.8000000000466%2C%22ls%22%3A2333%2C%22le%22%3A2792.1999999999534%7D\" height=\"932\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t have the baby,\u201d and \u201cIt\u00a0will ruin your career,\u201d were some of\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/susan-sarandon-kathryn-hahn-parenting-bad-moms-christmas-good-housekeeping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">things<\/a>\u00a0other people used to\u00a0tell her. But the actress did not follow that advice and went ahead with her pregnancy. In\u00a0time, her first daughter,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eva_Amurri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Eva Amurri<\/a>, who today is\u00a0an\u00a0actress and content creator, was born.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>The diagnosis came late, but she finally got an\u00a0answer.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"instagram-media-container c2a8f6b9fe93f8e6209d\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media e1ea5b7a177e287359e0 instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxSI9wpF6d9\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=726&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbrightside.me&amp;rp=%2Fwonder-people%2Fwith-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40-805503%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtsp_pages%26utm_medium%3Dfb_organic%26utm_campaign%3Dfb_sto#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2797.899999999907%2C%22ls%22%3A2333%2C%22le%22%3A2792.1999999999534%7D\" height=\"932\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>It\u00a0was not until her forties that a\u00a0definitive\u00a0<a title=\"diagnosis\" href=\"https:\/\/brightside.me\/tags\/diagnosis\/\" data-link=\"tag\">diagnosis<\/a>\u00a0was given to\u00a0her. The actress suffered from \u201cendometriosis,\u201d a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Endometriosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">benign disease<\/a>\u00a0where the remains of\u00a0the endometrium (internal part of\u00a0the uterus), which flakes off during each menstruation and causes bleeding, invades other organs, such as\u00a0the rectum, the bladder, the ovaries, etc.<\/p>\n<p>This condition can generate pain in\u00a0different parts of\u00a0the body, and it\u00a0often leads to\u00a0infertility since a\u00a0woman with endometriosis has fewer and poorer quality oocytes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>A\u00a0love without age barriers and 2\u00a0more children<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"instagram-media-container c2a8f6b9fe93f8e6209d\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media e1ea5b7a177e287359e0 instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlbWRpsAb02\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=726&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbrightside.me&amp;rp=%2Fwonder-people%2Fwith-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40-805503%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtsp_pages%26utm_medium%3Dfb_organic%26utm_campaign%3Dfb_sto#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2799.3000000000466%2C%22ls%22%3A2333%2C%22le%22%3A2792.1999999999534%7D\" height=\"932\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>The relationship with Amurri ended, but in\u00a01988, she began a\u00a0relationship with actor Tim Robbins, 12\u00a0years younger, who she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Sarandon#Personal_life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">met<\/a>\u00a0while filming\u00a0<i>Bull Durham<\/i>. With him, she had her other 2\u00a0sons, John \u201cJack\u201d Henry, born in\u00a01989, and Miles Robbins, born on\u00a0May\u00a04, 1992.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"a7a009a2bc69238836f2\">\n<aside class=\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\" data-test-id=\"advert-d-inread-l-2\" data-adunit-type=\"d-inread-l-2\" data-adunit-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"advert_3\" class=\"ba77251e8836b46a7232\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\" data-test-id=\"advert-d-inread-r-2\" data-adunit-type=\"d-inread-r-2\" data-adunit-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"advert_4\" class=\"ba77251e8836b46a7232\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"instagram-media-container c2a8f6b9fe93f8e6209d\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-3\" class=\"instagram-media e1ea5b7a177e287359e0 instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwIr6coli_y\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=726&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbrightside.me&amp;rp=%2Fwonder-people%2Fwith-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40-805503%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtsp_pages%26utm_medium%3Dfb_organic%26utm_campaign%3Dfb_sto#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A3841.399999999907%2C%22ls%22%3A2333%2C%22le%22%3A2792.1999999999534%7D\" height=\"932\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0had my\u00a0first baby at\u00a039\u00a0and my\u00a0third at\u00a045, and with each child, [people were] like, \u2019Are you crazy? Don\u2019t!\u2019\u201d Sarandon revealed in\u00a0an\u00a0interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div data-test-id=\"article-image-21\"><picture class=\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/e7a\/ce6\/bc676f54bd8743baedc2d98e66.jpg.webp 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image27597974\" class=\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/jpg\/e7a\/ce6\/bc676f54bd8743baedc2d98e66.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"1096\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e4d41328b3b5ab1c8df3 ea3c3ab3bb9deab3fd31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastnews.ru\/en\/picture\/2642770\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9\u00a0CJ Contino\/ Everett Collection \/ East News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b d6e6c99797533fcec215\" data-test-id=\"article-image-21\">\n<div class=\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-test-id=\"share-button-facebook\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"f0545a74f7ee64f642bb b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on WhatsApp\" data-test-id=\"share-button-whatsapp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fe142cb092c2c9590905 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" data-test-id=\"share-button-twitter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cb553e7835845fded9ca b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Pinterest\" data-test-id=\"share-button-pinterest\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a65c626912533a23edfb b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-test-id=\"share-button-facebookSendDialog\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"d647661399e7788908f6 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Telegram\" data-test-id=\"share-button-telegram\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"b58dc6e2c2e615334095 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Copy link\" data-test-id=\"share-button-copyLink\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>4\u00a0Generations in\u00a0a\u00a0single image<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"instagram-media-container c2a8f6b9fe93f8e6209d\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-4\" class=\"instagram-media e1ea5b7a177e287359e0 instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BSZiaLfhmic\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=726&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbrightside.me&amp;rp=%2Fwonder-people%2Fwith-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40-805503%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtsp_pages%26utm_medium%3Dfb_organic%26utm_campaign%3Dfb_sto#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3850.3000000000466%2C%22ls%22%3A2333%2C%22le%22%3A2792.1999999999534%7D\" height=\"932\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-4\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>Her eldest daughter, Eva Amurri, is\u00a0the mother of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eva_Amurri#Personal_life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">3\u00a0kids<\/a>: daughter Marlowe, from 2014; sons Major James, from 2016, and Mateo, from 2020. In\u00a0both Amurri and Sarandon\u2019s posts, you can see the actress being an\u00a0engaged and loving grandmother. And the great-grandmother seems to\u00a0be\u00a0one too, as\u00a0this 2017 photo shows 4\u00a0generations of\u00a0the family coming together to\u00a0celebrate her ninety-fourth birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c9651ae372cb2ea108a5 a7a009a2bc69238836f2 dbd3833dbc73d3acd29b\">\n<aside class=\"ca17a89d1f9c34c777a4\" data-test-id=\"advert-d-inread-3\" data-adunit-type=\"d-inread-3\" data-adunit-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"f5404ebf8cd5437b33d6\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"advert_5\" class=\"ba77251e8836b46a7232\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>Speaking out for others<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"getty-embed f44e8a569185175d482a\">\n<div class=\"c8094fe7d3f90dc92b2e\"><iframe class=\"bc0124893bf87fdc82c2\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed?assets=110699035,110697365&amp;et=RheFPoNhSrJ3WvltkLc0zQ&amp;tld=com.mx&amp;sig=JjPiatdNNY94bi6bkKZJMmgsW3LKSVj1B5gJGsz_tDs=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>To\u00a0have the family that this movie legend has today, she had to\u00a0overcome many physical barriers and not take \u201cno\u201d for an\u00a0answer when it\u00a0came to\u00a0her disease. \u201cIt\u2019s not okay to\u00a0miss out on\u00a0a\u00a0part of\u00a0life because of\u00a0pain and excessive bleeding,\u201d Sarandon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endometriosis.org\/news\/congress-highlights\/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">said<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a02011\u00a0at an\u00a0EFA (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Endometriosis_Foundation_of_America\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Endometriosis Foundation of\u00a0America, Inc.<\/a>) event.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0that presentation, the actress also put the spotlight on\u00a0the fact that more must be\u00a0said in\u00a0order to\u00a0eliminate the loneliness that surrounds this disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<h2>\u201cSuffering should not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endometriosis.org\/news\/congress-highlights\/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">define<\/a>\u00a0you as\u00a0a\u00a0woman.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fe475c3f28885ceec1f1\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div data-test-id=\"article-image-30\"><picture class=\"b10992b7e7307cb7c32f\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/webp\/c3c\/4e9\/d0dd325bf294066cb2f7e55e1c.jpg.webp 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"image27597975\" class=\"e33ce0f82f0e7404cc63\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li\/resize\/728x\/jpg\/c3c\/4e9\/d0dd325bf294066cb2f7e55e1c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"482\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"bf0a2e8fd2dd44f1e1c9\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e4d41328b3b5ab1c8df3 ea3c3ab3bb9deab3fd31\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BPxkzXdAfpL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=5fb13025-28ef-42cc-8a44-6a182316b47d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9\u00a0Susan Sarandon \/ Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDt7N9dFKaj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=35959f2d-8929-46c3-b349-1d41bfebfae5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9\u00a0Eva Amurri \/ Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"d4cd5e4d1c37eb7b6e0b d6e6c99797533fcec215\" data-test-id=\"article-image-30\">\n<div class=\"a6462aa5ffcd6c76e41f b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-test-id=\"share-button-facebook\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"f0545a74f7ee64f642bb b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on WhatsApp\" data-test-id=\"share-button-whatsapp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fe142cb092c2c9590905 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" data-test-id=\"share-button-twitter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cb553e7835845fded9ca b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Pinterest\" data-test-id=\"share-button-pinterest\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a65c626912533a23edfb b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-test-id=\"share-button-facebookSendDialog\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"d647661399e7788908f6 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Share on Telegram\" data-test-id=\"share-button-telegram\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"b58dc6e2c2e615334095 b7455aa58c4067faa6bf\" title=\"Copy link\" data-test-id=\"share-button-copyLink\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>Susan Sarandon is\u00a0now 75\u00a0years old, a\u00a0mother of\u00a03\u00a0and grandmother of\u00a03\u00a0grandchildren. The ending of\u00a0her story is\u00a0a\u00a0happy one, but she raised her voice about endometriosis so\u00a0that others would talk about their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endometriosis.org\/news\/congress-highlights\/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pain<\/a>, not get used to\u00a0it, and get diagnosed and treated as\u00a0soon as\u00a0possible to\u00a0live a\u00a0better, quality life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e41bc9ff01216090d280 d6eb696a7c7bedeb0cc1\">\n<div class=\"instagram-media-container c2a8f6b9fe93f8e6209d\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-5\" class=\"instagram-media e1ea5b7a177e287359e0 instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CU7nn1CllgS\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=726&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbrightside.me&amp;rp=%2Fwonder-people%2Fwith-every-pregnancy-people-asked-me-are-you-crazy-susan-sarandon-shared-what-its-like-to-become-a-mother-after-40-805503%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtsp_pages%26utm_medium%3Dfb_organic%26utm_campaign%3Dfb_sto#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A3861.600000000093%2C%22ls%22%3A2333%2C%22le%22%3A2792.1999999999534%7D\" height=\"1108\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-5\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e599d42b92530cddc130 d678c9ac111a6390ff29\">\n<p>What is\u00a0special about the stories of\u00a0the mothers in\u00a0your family? 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