Bindi Irwin is on the mend.
The 26-year-old shared a health update and new photos of herself out of the hospital two weeks after undergoing emergency surgery to treat several conditions, including a ruptured appendix and recurring endometriosis, which prompted her to miss an annual gala celebrating her late father, Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin.
“Healing,” she wrote on her Instagram May 25. “Thank you for your incredible words of support and kindness. The reason I share my health journey is because more girls and women desperately need answers to their undiagnosed pain. I’ve battled with endometriosis for more than 12 years. This disease is crippling and can make you feel incredibly isolated.”
“We need to raise awareness and change the narrative for women’s health,” continued Bindi, who appears in her new photos standing with an umbrella on a street on a rainy day and posing next to a large tree in a park. “I see you, your pain is real, and you deserve answers and genuine health care.”
