I am running London Marathon 2025🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️ and trying to raise as much funds as possible for Endometriosis UK💛🌼.

For me, it took around 15 years. 15 years of back and forth to the doctors👩🏽‍⚕️, 15 years of being constantly told “it is just a bad period” or “every woman goes through it”. 15 years of not being able to live my life the way I want to due to the unimaginable pain, no amount of pain management would help 💊 and 15 years of being made to feel like I was just being dramatic and it was all in my head. However, in February 2024 I had my surgery and my diagnosis of endometriosis was confirmed through a diagnostic laparoscopy👩🏽‍⚕️.

Receiving my diagnosis gave me a sense of clarity that I was lacking before. It is not ideal but it is a huge relief to finally understand why I have been through what I have 😮‍💨.

Endometriosis🎗️ impacts on the physical and mental health of 1 in 10 women in the UK. That’s over 1.5 million who desperately need support and information to help them understand this chronic condition 💛.

Up until a couple of years ago I did not even know endometriosis existed. I am so thankful that I stumbled upon Endometriosis UK🎗️which has provided me with a wealth of knowledge and support. This is why now, I am really keen to be a voice🗣️ for those living with endometriosis, to continue to improve awareness and knowledge of the condition and continue to advocate for further research🔬.

Endometriosis UK🎗️have the following core goals for 2021 - 2025:

🌼 Diagnosis time

- Reduce average diagnosis time to under 4 years by 2025, under 1 year by 2030

🌼 Access to treatment

- Everyone in the UK with endometriosis to have access to high quality treatment

🌼 Support

- Everyone with endometriosis will have the support they need to reach their potential in their education, career and life

Endometriosis UK will deliver the accessible support the endometriosis community needs, through our support network, activities and website 💛.

I ask that you please help me raise awareness and funds for endometriosis, for all the females out there struggling. No matter how small, every act of support, share or donation matters.

I appreciate this is a charity that predominantly supports females but to the men reading this, please remember, this may affect your mother, sister or daughter👩🏽.

🌼 💛🎗️Thank you🎗️💛 🌼