Gates Palissery

Gates's 2021 TCS New York City Marathon page

Fundraising for Endometriosis Foundation Of America Inc
US$3,070
raised of US$3,000 target
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2021 TCS New York City Marathon, 6 November 2021
EndoFound strives to increase disease recognition, provide advocacy, and fund landmark endometriosis research. Join us in supporting this historic EndoFound Team. Every runner has a story. Let endometriosis awareness be yours.

Story

In May, 2020, I found out that my middle sister Mason was diagnosed with endometriosis. All I knew about endometriosis was that it caused her a lot of pain. So I looked into it.

Endometriosis is a disease where tissue similar to the endometrium (tissue lining the uterus) grows outside the uterus, meaning this disease can affect anyone with this tissue. It start happen at any point after puberty and is thought to affect at least 11% of women in the US--over 7 million people. Symptoms include pain, especially during menstruation, heavy periods, and infertility. It's thought that there's a genetic link, meaning because my sister has it, my baby sister and I have a greater chance of developing endometriosis.

What causes this disease? We don't know, not yet. 

Can you prevent it? No, there's no way to prevent it.

So how do you treat it? There's no cure right now. Pain can be managed with pain killers, hormone therapy, and in some cases surgery.

There's a lot we don't know about endometriosis. And it might take a while to discover because when it comes to research, the federal government sets aside ~$1/diagnosed patient/year.

So what does this mean? Why am I asking you to donate to EndoFound? To help raise awareness about this disease and treatment options and to help raise funds for further research.


For more information about endometriosis and EndoFound:

(1) The Mayo Clinic- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354656

(2) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services- https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/endometriosis

(3) U.S. National Library of Medicine- https://medlineplus.gov/endometriosis.html

(4) Johns Hopkins Medicine- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/endometriosis

(5)- EndoFound- https://www.endofound.org/

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About the campaign

EndoFound strives to increase disease recognition, provide advocacy, and fund landmark endometriosis research. Join us in supporting this historic EndoFound Team. Every runner has a story. Let endometriosis awareness be yours.

About the charity

The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) strives to increase disease recognition, provide advocacy, facilitate expert surgical training, and fund landmark endometriosis research. Engaged in a robust campaign to inform both the medical community and the public, the EndoFound places particular emphasis on the critical importance of early diagnosis and effective intervention while simultaneously providing education to the next generation of medical professionals and their patients.

Donation summary

Total raised
US$3,070.00
Online donations
US$2,345.00
Offline donations
US$725.00

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