On February 27, 2016, The San Diego Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence hosted an Endometriosis awareness fundraiser at Shooters Cocktails in Spring Valley, CA. It was a 5-hour event at the local bar, hosting specialty cocktails and live music by The Scavengers.
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On February 27, 2016, Team Zimbabwe EndoMarch hosted an Endometriosis Awareness Talk; the very first of it’s kind in Zimbabwe. Who makes up Team Zimbabwe? Nearly 50 men and women dedicated to raising awareness of this illness in their little corner of the world. Nadia and Time, two women, with the help of their friends and their family put together this Awareness Talk. See? I told you : together we can do great things! GREAT THINGS!
You may remember Nadia and Tine from when they both previously shared their stories.
Continue readingTook a big step today and shared a press release with local television, radio, and print media. Hoping to raise awareness of our disease in the San Diego area, as well as alert any Endo Sufferers in our area about our support group, the walk, and our little community.
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If you’re in the San Diego area, save the date February 24, 2016, at 6pm in Mission Valley. The Wellness Institute of America contacted us due to our support group. They offered to host a free workshop specifically targeted around Endometriosis. They are the local chapter of a national non-profit organization (The Foundation of Wellness Professionals) and would like to donate their time and knowledge to our community. Dr. Gerald Williams, who specializes in Natural Regenerative Medicine for women’s health, will be speaking.
The details are still all coming together, but if you know you would like to attend (okay to bring a guest), please let me know. I have a sign-up sheet and I’ll be updating my liaison at the Institute on a weekly basis. Also, we have asked to make this workshop open to the public (as opposed to limited to our little group), so there will be a Facebook event page soon, which I will circulate to you if you’re interested.
This is exciting!! San Diego is coming together as a whole to raise awareness for our illness.
Yours, Lisa
Once a year, the Endometriosis Foundation of America hosts a Medical Conference, a Patient Awareness Day, and their annual fundraiser, the Blossom Ball.
A certain organization that shall remain unnamed charges nearly $100 for a DVD collection of their medical conference from over a decade ago. I purchased those DVDs, and have no regrets about spending the money. However, I am so grateful that the E.F.A puts their conference speakers’ videos online…for FREE…for our education and enjoyment. I will never be able to afford to go to their conference in New York and love that they make the contents of the conference available to the rest of us.
If you wish to watch the E.F.A.’s videos, they are broken down into small videos of each speaker. I haven’t finished watching them all myself yet, but wanted to make sure you were aware of these amazing resources.
Enjoy. Learn. And pass it on.
Yours,
Lisa
Jenni Rempel will be hosting an event to shed some light on invisible illnesses, including her own – Endometriosis. Funds raised from this event will help pay for her excision surgery.
Are you near the Maple-Ridge area? Know someone who is? Want to go?
“Shining the Spotlight: A Benefit to Illuminate Invisible Illness” will take place at Theatre in the Country (9975 272th St.) this Sunday, Nov. 15 starting at 2 p.m. This will be an afternoon of entertainment/performances with a silent auction and bake sale. View the Facebook event for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/684114358355419/
More information can be found here: http://www.mrtimes.com/community/344836422.html
The Bloomin’ Uterus Endometriosis Awareness & Support Walk is only six months away! Six months!
With that exciting realization, I followed up with the Endometriosis Foundation of America this morning to check on the progress of their 2014 financial audit. As you are likely aware, any funds I raise for the walk are donated directly to the Endometriosis Foundation of America. Gofundme, in partnership with Wepay, take their small percentage of each donation for a service fee, but the rest of the funds go to the EFA. I don’t see one cent. The same is true for any Bloomin’ Uterus t-shirt sales (these will go live again in late January 2016) – 100% of the profits are directly donated to the EFA. I, again, do not see one penny. I wanted to make sure that your (and my) donations actually went toward research, education, and awareness. Not my pocket. Not venue fees. Just exactly where it should be going: education and research.
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This past Saturday, March 28, 2015, was our little Endometriosis Awareness Walk around Lake Miramar in San Diego, CA! This was not affiliated or associated with any organization’s event: just a bunch of EndoWarriors, friends, and their support coming together!
We had 20 attendees! Three of us actually suffer from Endometriosis; the rest of the attendees were family, significant others, and friends. The sheer support that was present was overwhelming! Everyone, including the wee kids, made the 5-mile walk around the shorelines. Some of us were stopped along the way and asked why we were all wearing tie-dye or yellow and what the walk was all about. We did it. We did this…together.
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On March 25, 2015, from 6pm – 7:30pm, Sharp Hospital (San Diego, CA) will be offering a free seminar regarding gynecological issues (including Endometriosis) and advances in robotic surgery. There will even be a Q&A session with Sharp’s physicians! There is also a seminar on March 26th, but I will not be able to attend that evening.
I will be attending. I know many of you are not in my local area, but wanted to see if you had any questions that you would like me to ask! Just drop a comment below and I’ll make sure and ask!
Let me know if you are going and we can meet up!
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