This October I am Walking the World 4 Endo. I have battled with endometriosis and adenomyosis for 13 years and it has affected every single area of my life and changed the course of my life at many times. I am walking for everyone with endo that has missed time with loved ones, things they can't do due to pain, have had decisions made for them by their disease, have been ignored or dismissed by medical professionals, the many, many tears shed, being cut open again and again and again and the widespread suffering in this community. A cause very close to my heart, Endo Help Foundation are providing regular free support groups and useful resources to help ease the suffering of people with endo. Check out their Facebook and Instagram pages! For more information about the virtual walk, please see below:

We are walking the world to raise money and awareness about #Endo, a debilitating condition affecting #1in9 women making it as common as asthma or diabetes.  Endo is a debilitating painful condition with no cure.  It is estimated to cost the Australian economy $9.4 Billion a year and the individual about $30, 000.  The dollar signs don’t fully explain the ripple effect that constant pelvic pain has on a person’s life.

As a collective we are aiming to walk the 40, 075 km needed to walk around the world.

We are walking to spread the message that PERIOD PAIN THAT INTERFERES WITH YOUR LIFE ISN’T NORMAL and needs medical attention.

We are also walking for the 800, 000 women and people who have Endo in Australia and have endured an average of 6.4 years in diagnosis delay.

We are walking to say we SEE YOU, and we BELIEVE you.

I hope fundraising will see more funds put towards research and hopefully one day a cure.

I will be aiming to walk every day and as far as I can.