This May I’ll be taking part in Swim for Endo and swimming 15km across the month to raise awareness and vital funds to support the 1 in 10 living with endometriosis.

Endo is something that has impacted not only myself but a lot of other women around me as well. While it's something that is starting to be spoken about a lot more this chronic condition takes on average a staggering 9 years to receive a diagnosis. Which is far too long to be waiting for answers and care.

Over the years I have found swimming to be a happy place even during some of my worst flare ups. Not only does it helps with the pain of my flare ups but it also does wonders for my mental health which is a battle when you have chronic pain.

So I'm going to swim to help raise money for Endometriosis UK so they can continue their work helping even more people in getting access to support, information and treatment. I would be so grateful for anything you can give to help me reach my target.

I guess I'm off to the pool now x

If you don't know much about endometriosis you can read all about it here https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/what-is-endometriosis