WILTSHIRE grandmother June May is taking on a hiking challenge to help raise awareness of a crippling condition that has affected one of her two daughters. She plans to walk 20 miles along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath from Bath Deep Lock to Devizes Wharf on Saturday, March 27 to raise funds for the charity Endometriosis UK. Mrs May, 68, from Martinslade, wants to ensure that society wakes up to the reality that endometriosis can have a huge impact on people’s physical and mental health. She said: “I’m incredibly proud to be taking on a fundraiser for Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis is a long-term chronic health condition affecting 1.5 million in the UK, yet all too often it is considered a taboo and not spoken about.
WILTSHIRE grandmother June May is taking on a hiking challenge to help raise awareness of a crippling condition that has affected one of her two daughters. She plans to walk 20 miles along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath from Bath Deep Lock to Devizes Wharf on Saturday, March 27 to raise funds for the charity Endometriosis UK. Mrs May, 68, from Martinslade, wants to ensure that society wakes up to the reality that endometriosis can have a huge impact on people’s physical and mental health. She said: “I’m incredibly proud to be taking on a fundraiser for Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis is a long-term chronic health condition affecting 1.5 million in the UK, yet all too often it is considered a taboo and not spoken about.
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Georgia had an operation and endometriosis was confirmed She said: I walked into the hospital waiting room and saw posters for endometriosis, I became emotional. There was finally some hope! Endometriosis is when tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. It is more common than asthma and diabetes, says Georgia and because it can take so long to be diagnosed, some women are unable to have children. Georgia was added to a waiting list for keyhole surgery, but her condition flared up. Her parents supported her to fund a private operation which found endometriosis in her womb.