'Perimenopause cost me my job and family life'
Sally Williams says she wants other women to be aware of the "danger zone" of perimenopause.
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"It was only me... I joined the dots and it was transformational to start hormone replacement therapy and literally come back to life."
— Sally Williams , Activist
"I lost my job. I didn't see my friends, my family for three years and I was a recluse."
— Sally Williams , Activist
"I think men need to come into the conversation as well, and I'm not just talking husbands and partners, I'm talking sons."
— Sally Williams , Activist
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Sally Williams says she wants other women to be aware of the "danger zone" of perimenopause.
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