Bindi Irwin has revealed how her husband Chandler Powell is always by her side as she battles severe endometriosis.
The 26-year-old tells nine honey how “lucky” she is to have a partner who supports her endlessly.
“I thank my lucky stars every day that I can count on him so completely,” she told the publication this week.
“It’s the best feeling to have a partner you love so much and can rely on through all the ups and downs of life.”
Bindi continued: ‘He held my hand when I was at my lowest and never wavered once.
“One of the reasons I fell in love with Chandler was because he’s the most grounded person I’ve ever met.
“No matter what happens, he is strong, firm and, above all, kind.”
The couple recently revealed whether they plan to expand their family.
Bindi Irwin has revealed how her husband Chandler Powell is always by her side as she battles severe endometriosis. In the photo with his daughter
The couple was answering questions about the Australia Zoo YouTube channel when a fan asked if they planned to give their three-year-old daughter Grace Warrior a sibling.
They explained that they are often asked about their family plans, and Bindi also admitted that she had “a lot of feelings” about the question.
Chandler, 27, then said: “Basically, we get asked this question a lot and Bindi, many of you already know, went through a huge journey with endometriosis.”
‘Basically, it was an absolute miracle that we had Grace.
The 26-year-old said she is “lucky” to have a partner who supports her endlessly.
‘We love Grace so much and enjoy every moment we have with her, with our little miracle baby. We are very happy with our little family of three.’
Bindi then said she appreciated the good intentions behind the question, but told fans to be “careful” when asking a personal question.
“I really appreciate everyone who is curious about whether we will have another child, but I just want to convey to you that remember to be careful when asking this question, because you never know what is going on in someone’s life,” she said. .
“Everything may seem fine on the outside, and on the inside your personal journey may have been full of confusion and challenges you can’t even imagine.”
“I thank my lucky stars daily that I can count on him so fully,” she said. “It’s the best feeling to have a partner you love so much and can rely on through all the ups and downs of life.”
“So while I understand why a lot of people ask us this question, and I appreciate the kindness and good intentions behind it, it’s also a really complicated question for many, many people who may not be able to have another baby, or may be able to have another baby.” . I won’t have any babies.
Bindi later admitted that Grace would “probably” be her only child, but didn’t completely rule out the possibility of having more children.
‘We feel very lucky to have Grace. “She’s our beautiful little girl,” Bindi said.
‘But she will probably be our only daughter, but you never know. Maybe we will be blessed with another little one in the future.
‘That would be amazing, but who knows?’
One fan responded in the comments applauding the couple for the way they handled the sensitive topic.
“Thank you for the way you answered the fertility question,” they wrote.
‘As someone who has had to deal with questioning having children since getting married and with four miscarriages and a long journey with autoimmune diseases, this message needs to be shared more with those who don’t think about how these questions impact people.’
They continued: ‘You can’t just take it for granted that people can get pregnant without complications or that they haven’t been pregnant yet but have lost their babies. “It’s been a very tough journey and I hope people start thinking before they speak.”
Bindi continued: ‘He held my hand when I was at my lowest and never wavered once. ‘One of the reasons I fell in love with Chandler was because he’s the most steadfast person I’ve ever met.’
It comes after Bindi opened up about her battle with severe endometriosis and recalled how difficult it was to get doctors to take her condition seriously.
The conservationist said she lived in terrible pain that was initially ignored by medical professionals.
‘They tested me for everything. Every tropical disease, Lyme disease, cancer, you name it. “I had every blood test and scan imaginable,” he said. People magazine.
‘You don’t know what’s happening to you, and then when people tell you ‘It’s all in your head’ or ‘you’re hormonal’ or ‘just have a cup of tea and go to bed’, you end up feeling so desperately alone.’
The daughter of the late Steve ‘the Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin said she even began to doubt herself until August last year, when she collapsed in the fetal position.
“No matter what happens, he is strong, firm and, above all, kind.” “The couple recently revealed whether they plan to expand their family,” Bindi said. Pictured from their 2020 wedding
The scare eventually led to an intra-abdominal disease test, which revealed she had endometriosis.
Endometriosis is an often painful condition in which the tissue that lines the uterus also grows outside the uterus.
There are a wide variety of symptoms: pain can affect areas ranging from the abdomen and lower back to the pelvis and vagina.
After finally finding the right doctor who took her condition seriously, Bindi underwent successful surgery last year, during which surgeons found 37 lesions and a cyst on her ovary that were removed, and she emerged with a new lease on life. life.
