A walk to empower people living with endometriosis (endo), pelvic pain and period pain will be held at Geelong Easter Gardens early next month.
Endo Help Foundation is a Geelong based foundation led by a team of volunteers who are passionate, dedicated and determined to educate and empower all those living with endo.
They are organising the 3.8km walk as well as a month-long virtual walk that is hoped to stretch ‘around the world’ for 40,000km.
Endo Help Foundation board member Simone Grace said the walk is open to anyone and everyone.
“We are wanting to educate and empower all those with endo, period pain and pelvic pain,” she said.
“The aim is to raise awareness and money that will go back into research and education.
“We’re a real grass roots charity. There’s four on the board, we’re small. Last year we raised quite a bit of money that went back into research.”
Ms Grace herself said it took 17 years to be diagnosed with endo and encouraged people who suffer from symptoms, to get it checked out by a medical professional.
“I want women and transgender people with endo to speak up,” she said.
“People are getting diagnosed now within six to seven years. It’s not normal to have terrible period pain each month. See a medical practitioner, get an ultra sound.”
Ms Grace said it is hoped to open pelvic pain clinics in Victoria.
Walk The World 4 Endo is at Eastern Park, Geelong on Sunday October 2 at 10.30am.
There will be live music, a coffee van and endo themed cupcakes. AFLW player Millie Brown, Katrina Hamilton from @geelongendo and the team at The Outer Sanctum Podcast have all thrown their support behind the walk.
Details: endohelp.com.au/walktheworld4endo/
