Chantè Warden – Resilient and steady

Twenty-one-year-old Chantè Warden is a successful model who walked the runway at Caribbean New York Fashion Week. The young lady spoke to Positive Vibes about battling chronic illness and how she is able to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education at the University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

Q: What is your mantra for life?

A: Go through what you go through and simply smile.

Q: You are an advocate for the Barbados Association of Endometriosis and P.C.O.S. Why did you decide to become involved in this organization?

A: [When I found out] that I had endometriosis, I felt alone and as though I was not being taken seriously. The first time I was asked by Mrs Julia Mandeville about volunteering and sharing my story I was a bit skeptical. When I was diagnosed, I realized that no one I came into contact with, like friends and family, knew what the condition was. That was when I said to myself, ‘Maybe it is a good idea to go and talk to students and share my story so that if they were experiencing anything like I was, they would know that they are not alone, and they need to seek medical help.’ The organization has become a home to me with a lot of ‘family members’ because we’ve got one another. Yes, all of our stories are different, but we understand and get what the other person is going through.

Read more at: Barbados Today