Endometriosis, lets face it is a mouthful to pronounce and spell. But what is more ironic is that who ever named the disease used the word ‘End’ at the beginning of the word endometriosis… funny thing is, there is no end in sight at the moment for suffers. There are no answers as to how to disease starts or to END it, it is currently incurable.
Endometriosis has certainly robbed me of many things, but it will not rob me of my drive to raise awareness of this disease and to help raise funds in providing answers from research and help support the 1 in 10 women that suffer.
3 years later after 3 major surgeries I am still under consultant care, one of the many symptoms of endometriosis finally caught up with me - my mental health had taken a toll over the last 18 months. I was surprised as I thought I was OK, I wasn’t. When I was diagnosed with depression I broke down in tears.
Endometriosis affects you both physically and mentally... I can assure you on that.
I like giving myself a goal, running was a past love of mine until my body had other ideas, but my mind not so. It half believes I’m some Olympian and can complete anything until I wake up ;)
I’m running 10km in London this July, in my bright yellow vest again to raise funds for the Endometriosis UK charity. I like to set myself a goal… that i will break 1 hour and run a full 25 mins quicker than my run in 2022.
Follow me on my insta account vg_tracey or on here for updates as my training progresses.
Any donations will be greatly appreciated …. Thank you 💛