Endometriosis affects as many as 180 million women worldwide and 1.5 million in the UK, it is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes internal bleeding, adhesion's, cysts/tumors, infertility and mind-numbing pain. But a lack of awareness and understanding within the medical community and general public causes a huge delay in diagnosis. Often by the time it is confirmed vital organs have been damaged and chances of fertility drastically reduced. There is no cure for endometriosis, instead multiple surgeries, synthetic hormones, steroid medications and in some drastic cases removal of the reproductive system are given to temporarily mask the pain of the ever evolving disease. 

The reason for me doing this event is actually because someone I care about suffers with Endometriosis, her name is Aasiyah Abdul (Or Yim, my Manager lol). She is a 19 year old girl who has suffered with this disease far too long and unfortunately due to lack of awareness may never live a day without it. She is an incredible person and to see such an amazing person suffer day in and day out with something that even the medical community refuse to fully acknowledge sickens me! That is why I'm dedicating the entire month of March to Endometriosis, we will not only raise money for Endometriosis UK (Which is a non-profit charity out to help those women in the UK who suffer with this disease) but more importantly to spread awareness! If you suffer with painful periods, don't hesitate to bring up Endometriosis and find out! It took Aasiyah 8 years to be diagnosed, she wen't through 8 years of pain being told it was nothing! That is not right in any case! This is what we as a community are going to fight! Us the community are going to make a difference, one step at a time! #FightEndo